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 4,633 records attributed within our system.
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Technique
Material
300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
13yrs ago
Printmaker:
Ward, James
Publisher:
Poggi, Antonio Cesare
Painter:
Beechey, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Publisher:
Smith, John Raphael
Painter:
Appiani, Andrea I
(After)
Printmaker:
Fisher, Edward
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Young, John
Publisher:
Young, John
Painter:
Hoppner, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Dawe, George
Painter:
Raeburn, Henry
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Jones, John
Painter:
Romney, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Turner, Charles
Publisher:
Beach, Thomas
Painter:
Beach, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Hodges, Charles Howard
Publisher:
Cowen, George
Painter:
Stuart, Gilbert
(After)
Printmaker:
Park, Thomas
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John
Publisher:
Smith, John
Painter:
Kneller, Godfrey, baronety
(After)
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Painter:
Myn, George van der
(After)
Printmaker:
Laurie, Robert
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert
Painter:
Dodd, Robert
(After)
Printmaker:
Dickinson, William
Publisher:
Dickinson, William
Painter:
Mortimer, John Hamilton
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John
Publisher:
Smith, John
Painter:
Heemskerck, Egbert van (the elder)
(After)
Printmaker:
Bowles, Carington
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Painter:
Teniers, David II
(After)
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