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Indian ink

Scope note

Inks made of carbon black pigment ground in water with water-dispersed resin used as a liquid drawing medium.

This term has 304 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

300015018

Broader Terms used

<ink by composition or origin>

Term used for

India ink
ink, india

Created

12yrs ago

Connected records

The Rustic Bridge

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Dillis, Georg

A standing man, seen from behind

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Vernet, Joseph (Attributed to)

The Crucifixion

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Huber, Wolfgang

An Allegory

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Savage, Reginald

A Mill

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lucas, David
Painter: Constable, John (After)

Shipping in a rough sea

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Wieringen, Cornelis Claesz. van (Attributed to)

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