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

Christian Ludwig , Baron von Loewenstern

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Haid, Johann Jakob
Publisher: Haid, Johann Jakob
Painter: Fiedler, Johann Christian (After)

An image of Print

Barbara Duchess of Cleveland

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Unknown man

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Coussin, Antoine (Attributed)
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)

Johann Melchior Dinglinger

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Bodenehr, Johann Georg I
Painter: Mányoki, Adám (After)

Sir Thomas Parker

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Barbara Duchess of Cleveland

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

George III, King of England

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Hancock, Robert
Painter: Morland, Henry Robert (After)

An image of Print

Niels Kaas and Mogen Kaas

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Burford, Thomas

An image of Print

Jacob Roman

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter

An image of Print

Samuel von Cocceji

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Haid, Johann Jakob
Publisher: Haid, Johann Jakob
Painter: Lisiewska, Anna Rosina (After)

An image of Print

Abraham Langford

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

An image of Print

William Fleetwood, Bishop of St Asaph

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Richardson, Jonathan (After)

An image of Print

Dorothea, Countess of Rosebery (née Cressy)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Publisher: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

Isaac Newton

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Publisher: Cooper, Edward
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

Henry Scott, Earl of Deloraine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faithorne, William, the Younger
Painter: Closterman, John (After)
Publisher: Cooper, Edward

An image of Print

Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Williams, Robert (C17th)
Painter: Dubois, Simon (After)

An image of Print

William Corbett

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Painter: Austen, J. (After)

An image of Print

Summer

Maker(s)

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

An image of Print

Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

An image of Print

William North, 6th Baron North, 2nd Baron Grey

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Simon, John
Painter: Kneller, Godfrey, baronet (After)

Man in a cloak

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blackmore, Thomas
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)
Publisher: Sayer, Robert

An image of Print

Johann Neer-Cassel

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Schenck, Pieter
Painter: Ingen, Willem or Guillelmo van (After)

An image of Print

Clement Nevill

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Brooks, John
Painter: Hoare, William (After)

Henry Duke of Grafton & ct

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Beckett, Isaac
Painter: Hawker, Thomas (not Edward) (After)
Publisher: Browne, Alexander

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