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Mezzotint
Mezzotint Mez"zo*tint, n. [Cf. F. mezzo-tinto.]
A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a
surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness
in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the
requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.
Mezzotint
Mezzotint Mez"zo*tint, v. t.
To engrave in mezzotint.
Meaning of Mezzotints from wikipedia
- period; he
created about 500
mezzotints, some 300
copies of
portrait paintings. In the next
century over 400
mezzotints after portraits by Sir Joshua...
- The
Mezzotint is a
short film
which is part of the
British supernatural anthology series A
Ghost Story for Christmas.
Produced by
Isibeal Ballance and...
- "The
Mezzotint" is a
ghost story by
British writer M. R. James,
included in his
first collection Ghost Stories of an
Antiquary (1904). Mr. Williams, the...
- The
following five
mezzotints, with
eight others, are
noticed at p. 48 of Le
Bibliophile Fantaisiste. The
following ten
mezzotints seem to have been done...
-
Mezzotint is a 1961
comedy novel by the
British writer Compton Mackenzie.
Dooley p.103
David Joseph Dooley.
Compton Mackenzie.
Twayne Publishers, 1974...
- 1951 and is
still in
print today. "British
Mezzotints" from 1924 is a
standard reference on
original mezzotints. The
Etched and
Engraved Work of
Frank Short...
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remembered as a
leading collector of
English mezzotint portraits, and
collector of
other art. His
mezzotints and
other prints, over 10,000 in number, were...
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Promenade at
Carlisle House,
followed by a
mezzotint exhibited in 1782 at the Free
Society of Artists.
Mezzotints of
George Romney's
portrait of The Children...
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continued to
paint throughout his life, he was best
known for his
mezzotints. “With his
mezzotints, he
touched greatness…
Marchant was a master, his
needle scratched...
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engraved many of the best
amongst the
three hundred and
sixty little mezzotints illustrating the
works of Sir
Joshua Reynolds which his
master issued...
