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The second plate is crossed with very fine stipple, and an old man is introduced in the background with his hand on his bald head.
ROWLANDSON THE CARICATURIST. FIRST VOLUMEJOSEPH GREGOThe subject is engraved in stipple, and, as a print after Rowlandson, it exhibits unusual quality and finish.
ROWLANDSON THE CARICATURIST. FIRST VOLUMEJOSEPH GREGOThe stipple manner of engraving was a curious development of the art.
ENGRAVING FOR ILLUSTRATIONJOSEPH KIRKBRIDEEven the dots of a stipple are not made in that aimless fashion which their appearance might at first suggest.
ENGRAVING FOR ILLUSTRATIONJOSEPH KIRKBRIDEHis style was free and spirited, and he was one of the first English engravers to prove the merits of stipple engraving.
ENGRAVING FOR ILLUSTRATIONJOSEPH KIRKBRIDEA dry duster is now used to stipple with, which, if properly done, will distribute the color evenly; it is now ready for combing.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, VOLUME XXIV., NO. 12, MARCH 18, 1871VARIOUSIn the really handsome fan engraved in stipple by Godefroy we have an apotheosis of Bonaparte.
HISTORY OF THE FANGEORGE WOOLLISCROFT RHEADEtching is occasionally supplemented by stipple-engraving and the free use of the roulette.
HISTORY OF THE FANGEORGE WOOLLISCROFT RHEADThe stripes carmine, shaded with the same; indigo in the darkest parts, or stipple with it.
MRS. HALE'S RECEIPTS FOR THE MILLIONSARAH JOSEPHA HALEIn stipple engraving, the burin and the dry point are used alternately, according to the degree of vigour or delicacy required.
ENGRAVING: ITS ORIGIN, PROCESSES, AND HISTORYHENRI DELABORDEWORDS RELATED TO STIPPLE
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