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 4,633 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Material

Getty AAT term number

300053233

Broader Terms used

<engraving (printmaking process)>

Term used for

black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

Cottage in a Cornfield

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Spring

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Mill Stream

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Summer Evening

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Old Sarum (first plate)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Flatford Mill

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Arundel Mill and Castle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

View on the River Stour

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Punch

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Stamp, Ernest
Painter: Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest (After)
Printer: Stamp, Ernest
Publisher: Stamp, Ernest

River Stour, Suffolk

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Hampstead Heath, with St. Paul's in the Distance (Vignette)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Mrs. Sheridan

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Stamp, Ernest
Painter: Gainsborough, Thomas (After)

Flatford Mill

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Hadleigh Castle (small plate)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Arundel Mill and Castle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Willy Lott's House

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

A lock on the Stour

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Jaques And The Wounded Stag

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

An image of Print

Glebe Farm

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Noon

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

An image of Print

Glebe Farm

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Hadleigh Castle (small plate)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)
Publisher: Constable, John

Spring

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

A Mill

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

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