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.
AAT
Technique
Material
300053233
black manner
engraving, mezzotint
manière anglaise
manière noire
manner, black
mezzotint engraving
13yrs ago
Printmaker:
Reynolds, Samuel William I
Publisher:
Reynolds, Samuel William I
Painter:
Hoppner, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Reynolds, Samuel William I
Publisher:
Reynolds, Samuel William I
Painter:
Owen, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Walker, William
Publisher:
Walker, William
Painter:
Nasmyth, Alexander
(After)
Printmaker:
Cousins, Samuel
Printmaker:
Reynolds, Samuel William I
Publisher:
Reynolds, Samuel William I
Painter:
Owen, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Lewis, Frederick Christian I
Printer:
McQueen & Co
Publisher:
Mitchell, John
Painter:
Grant, Francis
(After)
Printmaker:
Dixon, John
Draughtsman:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Lucas, David
Painter:
Constable, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Green, Valentine
Publisher:
Green, Valentine
Painter:
Abbott, Lemuel Francis
(After)
Printmaker:
Wagstaff, Charles Eden
Publisher:
Faulkner, Benjamin Rawlinson
Painter:
Faulkner, Benjamin Rawlinson
(After)
Printmaker:
Lupton, Thomas Goff
Painter:
Phillips, Thomas
(After)
Printmaker:
Bridgwater, Henry Scott
Printer:
T. Ross & Son
Publisher:
Colnaghi
Publisher:
Stiefbold & Co
Painter:
Vigée-Lebrun, Marie Louise Elisabeth
(After)
Printmaker:
Payne, G. T.
Printer:
Hatton, W
Publisher:
Masters, Joseph
Painter:
Thompson, Thomas Clement
(After)
Printmaker:
Herkomer, Hubert von
Painter:
Herkomer, Hubert von
(After)
Printmaker:
Dawe, Henry Edward
Publisher:
Dawe, Henry Edward
Painter:
Dawe, Henry Edward
(After)
Printmaker:
Sixdeniers, Alexandre-Vincent
Printer:
Chardon le jeune, Michel Alfred
Author:
Giraudet
Publisher:
Goupil
Painter:
Charpentier, Auguste
(After)
Printmaker:
Cousins, Henry
Painter:
Lucas, John
(After)
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