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MEZZOTINT [4 records]

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Record 1 2002-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intaglio Printing
DEF

[A process of engraving in which] metal is directly engraved with such tools as burins, dry-points, roulettes, or mezzotint rockers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Impression en creux (héliogravure)

Spanish

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Record 2 1987-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engraving and Printmaking (Arts)
  • Art Supplies
DEF

A type of chisel, with a sharp beveled edge, used in mezzotint engraving. It is set on the surface of a copper plate and rocked back and forth to produce a rough grain which, when printed, produces a velvety black.

OBS

According to other sources consulted, the rocker has a convex steel surface covered by fine, sharp teeth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gravure d'art
  • Matériel d'artistes
DEF

Instrument d'acier en forme de ciseau, dont la partie tranchante, dentée et arrondie, sert à la préparation des planches gravées en mezzotinte. En l'inclinant sur la planche, alternativement de droite à gauche et de gauche à droite (en le «berçant», on obtient un effet de pointillé.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engraving and Printmaking (Arts)
OBS

The engraving is made on paper by the mezzotint process. It is afterwards transferred to the glass by pressing the treated paper over the glass. The paper, pulled away, leaves the impression of the engraving on the glass which is then covered with mastic varnish. The glass is then painted with watercolour. This technique was used in the 18th century. This information was taken from a text written by a conservator with the Canadian Conservation Institute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gravure d'art
OBS

Renseignements donnés par le département d'histoire de l'art à l'Université du Québec à Montréal.

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engraving and Printmaking (Arts)
  • Intaglio Printing
CONT

A process working from a direct photograph... If halftones and blacks are needed in the final result a grain of some sort must be established... Commercial halftone screens... concentric curvilinear screens, or an irregular dotted screen known as mezzotint or aquatint grain... are available.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gravure d'art
  • Impression en creux (héliogravure)
DEF

(...) plaques de verre qui ont été poudrées à la résine, puis mordues à l'acide fluorhydrique et noircies.

Spanish

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