copperplate engraving

• Technique de gravure en taille-douce où le dessin est incisé sur une plaque de cuivre poli à l'aide d'un burin, puis encré et reporté sur papier pour produire des estampes fines et détaillées.

A technique of printmaking where a design is incised into a polished copper plate with a burin, then inked and pressed onto paper to create fine, detailed prints.

1. Printmaking techniqueC1formal

   A method of printmaking where a design is incised into a copper plate, which is then inked and pressed onto paper.

   Gravure en taille-douce sur cuivre

   • The museum displayed a collection of 18th-century copperplate engravings.
   • He learned the art of copperplate engraving from a master printmaker.
   • Copperplate engraving was widely used for printing maps and illustrations.

2. Printed imageC1formal

   A print or picture produced using the copperplate engraving technique.

   estampe en taille-douce

   • The antique shop sold a rare copperplate engraving of the city.
   • She framed a beautiful copperplate engraving of a botanical garden.
   • The book contained detailed copperplate engravings of architectural plans.