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AQUATINTS (2)
Prints created via an etching process which involves the use of acid to etch a design into a copper plate, the resulting tones of the print resemble a wash or watercolour.
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CRAYON MANNER PRINTS (0)
Etchings, engravings, or drypoints in which dots placed close together, usually by a roulette wheel, create lines which approximate crayon strokes. In vogue in France in the 1700s; chiefly used to reproduce drawings.
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DRYPOINTS (0)
Prints produced using a technique whereby the surface of a copper plate is etched with a hard steel needle, using no acid.
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ENGRAVINGS (231)
A print taken from an engraved block, plate or other engraved surface.
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ETCHINGS (54)
An impression made from an etched plate.
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MEZZOTINTS (4)
A print made from a copper plate whose roughened surface has been scraped or burnished to create the design.
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STIPPLE ENGRAVINGS (0)
Prints taken from an engraved block, plate or other engraved surface where the design has been created using a stippling technique i.e.using dots/flecks in varying density to create the desired effect.
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SUGAR-LIFT AQUATINTS (0)
Prints produced by an aquatint technique in which the part of the plate to be etched is exposed by dissolving the protective coating.
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