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:
Thornton, John
Publisher:
Ryland, William Wynne
Painter:
Rosa, Salvator
(After)
Printmaker:
Houston, Richard
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Painter:
Pyle, Robert
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Publisher:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Vanloo, Carle
(After)
Printmaker:
Faber, John II
Painter:
Hysing, Hans
(After)
Publisher:
Faber, John II
Printmaker:
Dawe, Philip
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Painter:
Morland, Henry Robert
(After)
Printmaker:
Young, John
Publisher:
Young, John
Painter:
Romney, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Pettit, John
Publisher:
Holland, William
Painter:
Morland, George
(After)
Printmaker:
Laurie, Robert
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Painter:
Collet, John
(After)
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Publisher:
Smith, John Raphael
Printmaker:
Smith, John Raphael
Publisher:
Bowles, Carington
Printmaker:
Smith, John
Publisher:
Smith, John
Painter:
Heemskerck, Egbert van (the elder)
(After)
Printmaker:
Watson, Thomas
Publisher:
Boydell, John
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Jones, John
Publisher:
Richardson, William
Painter:
Lawranson, William
(After)
Printmaker:
Dickinson, William
Painter:
West, Benjamin
(After)
Printmaker:
Fisher, Edward
Painter:
Reynolds, Joshua
(After)
Printmaker:
Fisher, Edward
Painter:
Zoffany, Johann Joseph
(After)
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