An illustrative supplement to Pilkington's Dictionary of painters : consisting of biographical sketches, and one hundred and thirty-nine portraits (1805)
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, Pilkington, Matthew, 1701-1784. Dictionary of painters · London : Printed for John Stockdale · leaf 229
carriedthe art to its greatest height yet known, had considerable merit, mezzotintos still fallshort of fine engravings. But before the secret passed into his hands, it was improvedby Blootcling, who found out the application of tlie chisel for laying grounds, whichmuch exceeded the roller. George… … -f. /*</« n^fftttzn, %^c*t/h. B.onERT White. SUPPLEMENT TO THE PAINTERS, &C. 113 Some have thought that the piince only improved on Rembrandts manner in hisprints; but there is no account of the hitter making use of a method at all like thatpractised for mezzotintos. Prefixed to Evelyns…
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