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

Thomas Tyrwhitt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Jones, John
Publisher: Jones, John
Painter: Wilson, Benjamin (After)

An image of Print

Mr Sansom

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Painter: Closterman, John (After)

An image of Print

Philippe Mercier

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Mercier, Philippe (After)
Publisher: Faber, John II

An image of Print

William Shield

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dunkarton, Robert
Painter: Opie, John (After)

An image of Print

Henry Medley

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Ellys, John (After)
Publisher: Faber, John II

An image of Print

John Pine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Hogarth, William (After)

An image of Print

Charles I, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sherwin, William

Oswald Fawcett, as Cupid

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dawe, Philip
Painter: Cosway, Richard (After)

An image of Print

John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Hysing, Hans (After)
Publisher: Faber, John II

An image of Print

Aurora

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Cooper, Edward

An image of Print

James Scott, Duke of Monmouth

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Wissing, Willem (After)

An image of Print

Dorothy Ashley-Cooper (née Manners), Countess of Shaftesbury

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Tompson, Richard (publisher)
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

An image of Print

Elizabeth Chudleigh, Countess of Bristol as 'Flora'

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brookshaw, Richard
Painter: Pyle, Robert (After)

An image of Print

Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

George Washington

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Green, Valentine
Publisher: Green, Valentine
Painter: Trumbull, John (After)

An image of Print

Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

Autumn

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Publisher: Bowles, John

An image of Print

Sophia Dorothea, Queen of Prussia

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Publisher: Bowles, Thomas II

An image of Print

Louise de Kéroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gascar, Henri (Attributed)
Painter: Gascar, Henri (After)

An image of Print

Lady with embroidered sleeve

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Painter: Ramsay, Allan I (After)

An image of Print

William III, King of England, Prince of Orange

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blooteling, Abraham
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

An image of Print

Henry Grattan

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Green, Valentine
Publisher: Green, Valentine
Painter: Wheatley, Francis (After)

An image of Print

William Verney

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Tompson, Richard (publisher)
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

An image of Print

Spring

Maker(s)

Printmaker: McArdell, James
Publisher: Bowles, John

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