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Definition of Mezzotint

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 Mezzotint from wikipedia

- Mezzotint is a monochrome printmaking process of the intaglio family. It was the first printing process that yielded half-tones without using line- or...
- "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 Mezzotint is a supernatural television drama produced by the BBC. Running at 30 minutes, it was based on the ghost story The Mezzotint by British writer...
- home near Turner in Chelsea, London. Martin began to experiment with mezzotint technology, and as a result was commissioned to produce 24 engravings...
- matrix. Intaglio techniques include collagraphy, engraving, etching, mezzotint, aquatint. Planographic, where the matrix retains its original surface...
- Miracle Legion produced a final album released by Mulcahy's own label, Mezzotint Records. In 1999, the label released Music from The Adventures of Pete...
- Times called "a virtuoso printmaker and art historian" for her work in mezzotint and her writings on the history and technique of that medium. Carol Wax...
- John Young (1755–1825), mezzotint engraver and keeper of the British Institution, was born in 1755, and studied under John Raphael Smith. He became a...
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- Mezzotint is a 1961 comedy novel by the British writer Compton Mackenzie. Dooley p.103 David Joseph Dooley. Compton Mackenzie. Twayne Publishers, 1974...