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Mezzotint

Scope note

Intaglio process in which the surface of the plate is methodically roughened with a rocker to produce a dark background; areas may then be lightened using various scrapers. Produces a printed image having a continuous tonal range. PRTT

This term has 4,657 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053233

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Henry Sidney, Earl of Romney

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)
Publisher: Browne, Alexander

John Pine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Hogarth, William (After)

John Pelling

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Watson, Thomas

Saskia

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Read, Richard
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)
Publisher: Bryer, Henry

Mary Davis

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blois, Abraham de
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)
Publisher: Visscher, Claes Claesz II

Shute Barrington

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Jones, John
Publisher: Jones, John
Painter: Romney, George (After)

Princess Mary of Hesse

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Pond, Arthur (After)
Publisher: Faber, John II

Elizabeth Billington

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dunkarton, Robert
Draughtsman: Downman, John (After)

Queen Elizabeth I

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Bickham, George I
Painter: Hilliard, Nicholas (After)

Mary of Modena

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Oliver, John
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

Titian

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Thomas, Jan

Samuel Smith

Maker(s)

Printmaker: White, George
Painter: Gouge, E. (After)

Edward Waddington

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Winstanley, Hamlet (After)
Publisher: Overton, Henry

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