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mezzotint

[met-soh-tint, med-zoh-, mez-oh-] / ˈmɛt soʊˌtɪnt, ˈmɛd zoʊ-, ˈmɛz oʊ- /




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Organisers said the exhibition of mezzotint prints would be hosted at the Cornish gallery, Kestle Barton, and featured works by artist Sarah Gillespie.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

An eighteenth-century mezzotint of a bust of Galen, by John Faber after a drawing by Peter Paul Rubens.Credit:

From Nature Aug. 19, 2018

The lovers shown in Martin Langford’s mezzotint, “Remote,” are kissing passionately — but the man’s main focus is on a TV remote he’s operating behind his lover’s back.

From Seattle Times Apr. 6, 2017

The same year, it bought his mezzotint “Reflections,” a scene of boaters in Central Park with the buildings of Fifth Avenue in the background.

From New York Times Apr. 28, 2016

A revival of mezzotint owes much to Sir Frank Short.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various




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