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crayon manner
crayon manner. A printmaking technique, a variant of etching, used for the reproduction of red or brown chalk drawings. The technique evolved in the 1750s in France, where such drawings were highly popular at the time (Boucher and Fragonard were among the artists whose work was reproduced). Jean-Charles François (1717–69), a skilled and resourceful engraver, is generally credited as the inventor. Various multi-pointed tools were used on the etching ground, creating closely dotted lines and strokes that imitated with uncanny accuracy the grainy effect of chalk on rough paper, especially when the image was printed in red or brown ink. An offshoot of crayon manner soon developed in the form of pastel manner, in which several plates were inked with different colours to give the appearance of pastel drawings; and in England crayon manner was developed into stipple engraving. All three techniques were virtually rendered obsolete by lithography early in the 19th century.
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IAN CHILVERS. "crayon manner." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "crayon manner." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-crayonmanner.html IAN CHILVERS. "crayon manner." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-crayonmanner.html |
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crayon manner
crayon manner. An engraving technique, a variant of etching, used for the reproduction of red or brown chalk drawings. The technique was invented in about 1750 in France, where such drawings were highly popular at the time (Boucher and Fragonard were among the artists whose work was reproduced); it was also widely used in England. An offshoot of crayon manner soon developed in the form of pastel manner, in which several plates were inked with different colours to give the appearance of pastel drawings. The techniques were rendered obsolete by lithography early in the 19th century.
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IAN CHILVERS. "crayon manner." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "crayon manner." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-crayonmanner.html IAN CHILVERS. "crayon manner." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-crayonmanner.html |
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