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

Broader Terms used

<engraving (printmaking process)>

Term used for

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

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Print

Dunstanborough Castle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Print

Peat Bog, Scotland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Clint, George
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Print

St. Catherine's Hill near Guildford

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Easling, J. C.
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Print

The Fifth Plague of Egypt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Print

Lake of Thun

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Print

Holy Island Cathedral

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Print

Mt. St. Gothard

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Print

The Woman and Tambourine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

Emma, Lady Hamilton as Nature

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Meyer, Henry Hoppner
Painter: Romney, George (After)

Rural Amusement

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bromley, John Charles
Printer: Lahee, James
Publisher: Colnaghi, Dominic
Publisher: Chaillou-Potrelle
Painter: Lawrence, Thomas (After)

David Wilkie, R.A.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, William
Printer: Lahee, James
Publisher: Colnaghi
Publisher: Cameron, Francis
Publisher: Elder, Adam
Painter: Geddes, Andrew (After)

Miss Bowles

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cousins, Samuel
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

Tête d'Homme

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Legros, Alphonse

The Victory of Lord Duncan

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, James
Publisher: Copley, John Singleton
Painter: Copley, John Singleton (After)

Tête

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Legros, Alphonse

Boulogne

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Bonington, Richard Parkes (After)
Publisher: I & F Harwood

The horses of Duncan

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Neave, Richard Digby, Sir (After)

Morland's summer

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Barnard, William (printmaker)
Painter: Morland, George (After)
Publisher: Morland, George

The Countess Gower and the Lady Elizabeth Leveson Gower

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cousins, Samuel
Draughtsman: Lawrence, Thomas (After)

Henry Pelham, Duke of Newcastle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Draughtsman: Lawrence, Thomas (After)

An image of Print

Napoleon and his generals

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bromley, William
Painter: Gros, Antoine Jean, baron (After)
Publisher: Graves, Henry

George the Third, On His Favorite Charger Adonis

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, James, R.A.
Draughtsman: Beechey, William (After)

A Group of Cattle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lupton, Thomas Goff
Painter: Cuyp, Aelbert (After)
Publisher: Cooke, William Bernard

An image of Print

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Clint, George
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

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