line engraving

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He gave it last week to Thomas W. Nason of Reading, Mass. for a finicky line engraving of two hayricks, a barn, a dying oak tree.

From Time Magazine Archive

It appeared as though line engraving could not keep pace with the ever-growing demand for pictures, and was therefore combined with stipple to facilitate production.

From Engraving for Illustration Historical and Practical Notes by Kirkbride, Joseph

A line engraving on steel, oblong in form; dimensions 13/16 by 1-7/16 inches, color dark blue.

From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by Tiffany, John Kerr

Believe me, photography can do against line engraving just what Madame Tussaud's wax-work can do against sculpture.

From On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John

In 1761 he made a drawing of Salisbury Cathedral for Edward Eaton, “bookseller at Sarum,” for a line engraving dedicated by Eaton to the Lord Bishop of Winchester.

From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Kainen, Jacob