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

An image of Print

Autumn

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Simon, John
Painter: Carriera, Rosalba (After)

An image of Print

Diane Turner

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

Thomas Killigrew

Maker(s)

Publisher: Tempest, Pierce
Painter: Sheppard, William (After)

An image of Print

Johann Michael Sailer

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Haid, Johann Elias
Painter: Wocher, Tiberius Dominikus (After)

An image of Print

Mary Davis

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blois, Abraham de
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)
Publisher: Visscher, Claes Claesz II

An image of Print

Gerard de Lairesse

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Halen, Arent Van

An image of Print

A woman holding a flower

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter

An image of Print

Dorothy Countess of Westmoreland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Riley, John (After)
Publisher: Smith, John

Old man with a divided fur cap

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Baillie, William (Attributed)
Printmaker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Reworked after)

An image of Print

Barbara Duchess of Cleveland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

An image of Print

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter

An image of Print

Vanity

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Smith, John
Publisher: Smith, John
Painter: Lemens, Balthasar van (After)

An image of Print

James II, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Largillière, Nicolas de (After)
Publisher: Smith, John

An image of Print

John Milton

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Bowles, Thomas II
Draughtsman: White, Robert (After)

An image of Print

Edward Russell, Earl of Orford

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faithorne, William, the Younger
Publisher: Cooper, Edward

An image of Print

Mary of Modena

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

A concert

Maker(s)

Publisher: Smith, John (Attributed)
Printmaker: Ostade, Adriaen van (After)

An image of Print

Frances, Countess of Newburgh

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wilson, William (late 17thC)
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Dahl, Michael I (After)

An image of Print

Mrs. Braddyll

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ward, William
Painter: Braddyll, Thomas (After)

Rembrandt as a standard bearer

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Clerck, Jakob Friedrich
Painter: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (After)

An image of Print

Peter Van der Meulen

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Largillière, Nicolas de (After)
Publisher: Beckett, Isaac

James Thynne, aged 3 years and six months

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faithorne, William, the Younger
Painter: Kerseboom, Johann (After)
Publisher: Cooper, Edward

An image of Print

Henry Sidney, 1st Earl of Romney

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter

An image of Print

Johann Georg Bergmüller

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Haid, Johann Jakob
Draughtsman: Bergmüller, Johann Georg (After)

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