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

Lord Lansdowne, Lord Ashburton and Colonel Isaac Barré

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, James
Painter: Reynolds, Joshua (After)

Portrait of Mrs Gregory

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Pratt, Joseph Bishop
Painter: Raeburn, Henry (After)
Thomas Agnew & Sons

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in the Prison of the Temple

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cousins, Samuel
Painter: Ward, Edward Matthew (After)

Rembrandt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

Nicholaas Berghem

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Charles
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

De Scheeps Bouwmeester (The shipbuilder and his wife)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hodges, Charles Howard
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

Portrait of a young woman wearing a wide ruff

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Shury, George Salisbury
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

An image of Print

The Junction of the Severn and the Wye

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Winchelsea, Sussex

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

Water Mill

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Procris and Cephalus

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

The Castle above the Meadows

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

Tenth Plague of Egypt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Printmaker: Say, William
Publisher: Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Painter: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

An image of Print

Little Devils Bridge

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

From Spenser's Fairy Queen

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Isis

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

The Straw Yard

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

Norham 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

Jason

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

Miss Thompson

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Thompson, Jane
Painter: Smith, John Raphael (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

Calm

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

The Fall of the Clyde

Maker(s)

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

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