mezzotint technique

Summary

mezzotint technique ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (941 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• mezzotint technique is a type of intaglio printing^[2].
• mezzotint technique is a type of copper engraving technique^[3].
• mezzotint technique's Commons category is recorded as Mezzotint^[4].
• mezzotint technique's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mezzotints^[5].
• mezzotint technique's product or material produced is recorded as mezzotint print^[6].
• mezzotint technique's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[7].
• mezzotint technique's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[8].
• mezzotint technique's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[9].
• mezzotint technique's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[10].
• mezzotint technique's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7^[11].
• mezzotint technique's practiced by is recorded as mezzotinter^[12].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include intaglio printing^[2] and copper engraving technique^[3].

Why It Matters

mezzotint technique ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (941 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]