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Graphic arts > Prints > Intaglio prints > Mezzotint

Preferred term

Mezzotint

Prints made from a 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; the resulting image has a continuous tonal range [AAT, alt.]

Intaglio prints

Black manner
Black style
Engraving, mezzotint
Maniera nera
Maniere anglaise
Maniere noire, prints
Manner, black
Mezzotint engraving
Mezzotints

115896

Manière noire

French
Maniera nera
Mezzo-tinto
Mezzotinte

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-DDRH09KW-G

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