Albrecht Dürer, from A World of Art, seventh edition.
An intaglio plate, more commonly referred to as an etching plate in the United States, is a metal plate (usually zinc or copper) which has been coated with a resistant substance, draw upon with a sharp stylus (breaking through the coating), and then etched in acid to create lines within the plate. Ink is then forced into the grooves within the plate; under pressure the plate will release the ink unto dampened paper, creating an "etching" or "intaglio" print. Side note - roughly translated, "intaglio" is Italian for "within the surface."
meaning of graphic processes
Etching.
It prints lots of them at one timeThe plates on the machine lasts for a extremely long time.
Nicephore Niepce is credited with inventing the photographic process, but not until 1825 after a few years of trying. The 18th century as you asked, is too early.
Intaglio
Aquatint (Intaglio)
What else can you use as a template on intaglio printings
The printing process that uses only serrated edges and is an intaglio printing process is called drypoint. Drypoint involves scratching an image onto a plate using a sharp instrument, creating a burr along the edges that hold the ink during printing, resulting in a characteristic fuzzy line quality.
Judith Ann Kinney has written: 'Intaglio impressions' -- subject(s): Intaglio printing
Intaglio.
wood carving
intaglio printing
Etching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal (the original process-in modern manufacturing other chemicals may be used on other types of material
An intaglio plate, more commonly referred to as an etching plate in the United States, is a metal plate (usually zinc or copper) which has been coated with a resistant substance, draw upon with a sharp stylus (breaking through the coating), and then etched in acid to create lines within the plate. Ink is then forced into the grooves within the plate; under pressure the plate will release the ink unto dampened paper, creating an "etching" or "intaglio" print. Side note - roughly translated, "intaglio" is Italian for "within the surface."
Engraving.
etching, engraving, drypoint,aquatint or mezzotint.