Antique Mezzotints

Antique mezzotint of Thomas Hawksley, an English civil engineer of the 19th century. With facsimile

mezzotint from the Fine Arts Museums’ collection, The Apparition (1885), depicts the ghost of Kathleen

", one of which was engraved in mezzotint by Valentine Green; in 1770 a drawing of "Darius gaining the

Mezzotint Engraving with Some Hand Coloring image size 15.25 x 10 from Johan Wilhelm Weinmann’s

resulting in a famous group of iconic etchings and mezzotints of the buildings of the growing New York.

, one of them, a Titian landscape, which he engraved in mezzotint. At first he supported himself mainly

und dümes Schafe reden'. Mezzotint of a pastoral scene showing sheep and cattle. Artists and

After Vander Smissen 'Mrs Sarah Porter, Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells', a mezzotint

name of Frost & Reed formally came into being. The company originally dealt in prints, mezzotints

engraved in mezzotint in 1805 by S. W. Reynolds (1773-1835) recorded in Garlick 1989; 451d. An impression

graphic arts with Axel Tallberg, and began creating mezzotints. He also produced paintings for the

worked mostly in etching, but experimented with other techniques including drypoint, mezzotint

-Scottish mezzotint engraver and publisher. He signed his name as Lowery, Lowry, Lowrie, Lawrey, Lawrie, or

Schenk the Elder (1660-1711) moved to Amsterdam in 1675 and began to learn the art of mezzotint. In 1694

revived the practices of mezzotint and pure aquatint, while expanding the expressive power of line in

Lincoln and His Family, Philadelphia 1866 is a mezzotint engraving from the painting by Samual

edge. Illustrated with 24 doubled (48) tissue guarded steel engravings and mezzotints with numerous

%. Engraved in mezzotint by J.C. Webb, 1904. Provenance: Property of John B. Ford Marital Trust. Mary

Wonderful mezzotint and etching on China paper applied. The inscription reads: "Le matin/ J. J

mezzotint, and was known for his ability to create subtle tonal variations that brought his images to life

portrait painter and engraver well versed in mezzotint and copperplate engraving techniques, and may have

Antique mezzotint of Henry Charles Sturt, with handwritten titles. Henry Charles Sturt of Crichel

. After this period, he concentrated primarily on etchings, mezzotints and aquatints and in 1939 he

period, he concentrated primarily on etchings, mezzotints and aquatints and in 1939 he shared a studio

primarily on etchings, mezzotints and aquatints and in 1939 he shared a studio with Max Pollak who was an

. After this period, he concentrated primarily on etchings, mezzotints and aquatints and in 1939 he

Untitled mezzotint of William Wallace Currie. William Wallace Currie was the first "Mayor of

. The dark sky was created using a roulette tool, ordinarily used in preparing a plate for a mezzotint

. They are found stamped on several prints: for example on a mezzotint by Wallerant Vaillant (sale 1995

. They are found stamped on several prints: for example on a mezzotint by Wallerant Vaillant (sale 1995

mezzotint technique under Johann Jacob Haid. In Augsburg he became friends with Anton Graff, who was about

. Šimon was also a master of the mezzotint but completed very few prints in this difficult medium, most of

), while that of Froom & Cribb can be found on the frame of an impression of Henry Dawe’s mezzotint, John

in 1880. During later years Haden began to practise the sister art of mezzotint engraving, with a

practise the sister art of mezzotint engraving, with a measure of the same success that he had already

Principle, Behold the Man”. The portrait is based on a mezzotint after Gilbert Stuart’s very famous painting

Loggan (1634-1692) Charles Duke of Somerset Mezzotint 1690 35x25cm Chancellor of Cambridge University