Title
The making of a copper engraving, 1796
Creator
Fokke, Arend (Simonsz.) (redacteur), Blussé en zoon, A. (uitgever/publisher)
Year
1796
Type
prent, print
Measurements
17 x 22 cm.
Related term
graveren, gravure
Period
18e eeuw
Classification
E: Boekillustratie
Content
This plate shows the drawing which is the example for the engraver's work (fig. 1), a print of the engraved plate in the initial phase, the 'aqua fortis' print (2) and a print in the finished phase (3). There is also a landscape with vegetation engraved in various phases in the background (4), while figs. 5-7 show the different states of the head of a 'Virgin Mary'. Around them are all kinds of instruments: a paper screen to put against the window where one is working (8), square (9), ruler (10), etching needles (11), a coarser kind of etching needles or 'schupjes' (12-13), brush (4), T-square (15) and a pair of compasses (16)
Original
Fokke, Arend (Simonsz.). - Volledige beschrijving van alle konsten, ambachten, handwerken, fabrieken, trafieken, derzelver werkhuizen, gereedschappen, enz. Dertiende stuk. De graveur. / [door Arend Fokke, Simonsz.]. - Dordrecht: A. Blussé en zoon, 1796, pl. VII
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