mezzotint
noun
mez·zo·tint
ˈmet-sō-ˌtint 
ˈmed-zō-
ˈmed-zō-
1
: a manner of engraving on copper or steel by scraping or burnishing a roughened surface to produce light and shade
2
: an engraving produced by mezzotint
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His prints from this time often used a combination of etching, line work and mezzotint.
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oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2021
Philadelphia engraver William Sartain, for one, came out with a flattering mezzotint of Jackson along with a group portrait of Jackson and his family, seated in a parlor decorated by statuettes of George Washington and John C. Calhoun.
—Harold Holzer, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2020
These spacious rooms are filled with treasures of their own, not least a vast collection of 18th century mezzotints, and on this occasion by the guests—including the absurdly handsome actor Quim Gutierrez.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 14 June 2018
Though the heart of her work — graphite and charcoal drawings, mezzotint and woodcut prints, paintings — is often described as dark, it has always been backlighted, in a sense, by California sun.
—Randy Kennedy, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2017
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oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2021
Philadelphia engraver William Sartain, for one, came out with a flattering mezzotint of Jackson along with a group portrait of Jackson and his family, seated in a parlor decorated by statuettes of George Washington and John C. Calhoun.
—Harold Holzer, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2020
These spacious rooms are filled with treasures of their own, not least a vast collection of 18th century mezzotints, and on this occasion by the guests—including the absurdly handsome actor Quim Gutierrez.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 14 June 2018
Though the heart of her work — graphite and charcoal drawings, mezzotint and woodcut prints, paintings — is often described as dark, it has always been backlighted, in a sense, by California sun.
—Randy Kennedy, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2017
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“Mezzotint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mezzotint. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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