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mezzotints (prints)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Prints made using the mezzotint process, in which the surface of the plate is methodically roughened with a rocker to produce a dark background; areas may then be lightened using various scrapers.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Family Devotion, Morning and Family Devotion, Evening mezzotints by James Scott

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-187
Abstract

Two mezzotints of Victorian parlor scenes by James Scott after Edward Prentis.

Dates: approximately 1841