| Description |
296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1. The early history of mezzotint -- Dutch mezzotints and the growth of mezzotint in England -- The great age of mezzotint -- The status of mezzotint in the art world of Eighteenth-century England -- Mezzotint and the business of publishing -- The development of mezzotint in the Eighteenth-century marketplace -- Mezzotints abroad -- The next wave: the age of steel -- Publishing and the economics of steel -- Mezzotint on steel: the age of eclecticism -- The demise of the reproductive-mezzotint industry -- The rise of the original mezzotint |
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Part 2. Plate preparation -- Platework -- Proofing and printing -- Alterations: mistakes and corrections -- Special effects, mixed methods, and alternative grounding techniques -- Color -- Final steps: editioning -- List of suppliers |
| Summary |
In this first comprehensive study of every aspect of the mezzotint, Carol Wax traces the history of the medium: its earliest presentation to the public in Amsterdam in 1642, its growth in the eighteenth centrury, particularly in England, as a means of disseminating inexpensive copies of popular painting, its decline in the nineteenth century in the face of competition from cheaper print-making processes, and its resurgence in the twentieth century |
| Analysis |
Mezzotint engraving Technique |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Engraving.
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Mezzotint engraving -- Technique.
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| LC no. |
89018123 |
| ISBN |
050023583X |
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0810926490 (paperback) |
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0810936038 |
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