Practise+etching

  • 1etch — I. v. a. 1. Engrave (by corrosion of an acid). 2. Delineate for etching, draw with the etching needle. II. v. n. 1. Practise etching. 2. Draw with the etching needle, use the etching needle …

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  • 2John Shirlow — John Alexander Thomas Shirlow (1869 – 1936) was an Australian artist. He was born at Sunbury, Victoria, on 13 December 1869. His father, Robert Shirlow, a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, had come from Ireland and followed many occupations in …

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  • 3SHIRLOW, John Alexander Thomas (1869-1936) — always known as John Shirlow etcher was born at Sunbury, Victoria, on 13 December 1869. His father, Robert Shirlow, a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, had come from Ireland and followed many occupations in the new land without much success.… …

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  • 4Francis Seymour Haden — Sir Francis Seymour Haden (September 16, 1818 June 1, 1910), was an English surgeon, best known as an etcher.He was born in London, his father, Charles Thomas Haden, being a well known doctor and lover of music. He was educated at Derby School,… …

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  • 5Line engraving — This article currently covers the history of line engraving until ca. 1910. Please extend it as needed, and remove this notice afterwards. Line engraving is a term for engraved images printed on paper to be used as prints or illustrations. The… …

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  • 6Albert Schweitzer — For the documentary film, see Albert Schweitzer (film). Albert Schweitzer Born …

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  • 7Automobile — For the magazine, see Automobile Magazine. Car and Cars redirect here. For other uses, see Car (disambiguation). Automobile …

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  • 8Chen Haiyan — b. 1955, Fushun, Liaoning Printmaker Chen Haiyan is a female printmaker best known for her dream series of wood block prints begun as a private art project in the early to mid 1980s. She is professor of printmaking at the China Academy of Art… …

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  • 9etch — /ɛtʃ / (say ech) verb (t) 1. to cut, bite, or corrode with an acid or the like; engrave (metals, etc.) with an acid or the like, especially to form a design in furrows which when charged with ink will give an impression on paper. 2. to produce or …

  • 10etch — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. reproduce (a picture etc.) by engraving a design on a metal plate with acid (esp. to print copies). b tr. engrave (a plate) in this way. 2 intr. practise this craft. 3 tr. (foll. by on, upon) impress deeply (esp. on the mind).… …

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