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.
Aquatint (Intaglio)
What else can you use as a template on intaglio printings
The process you are referring to is called "intaglio printing." It involves creating an image by incising grooves into a metal plate, filling the grooves with ink, wiping the surface clean, and then pressing paper onto the plate to transfer the ink onto the paper.
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
wood carving
Intaglio.
intaglio printing
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.
Anthony Gross has written: 'Etching, engraving & intaglio printing' -- subject(s): Engraving, Etching, Intaglio printing, Technique 'Anthony Gross' -- subject(s): Exhibitions