line engraving

• Technique de gravure où le dessin est creusé dans une plaque de métal à l'aide d'un burin, produisant des lignes fines et précises qui retiennent l'encre pour l'impression.

A printmaking technique where a design is cut into a metal plate using a burin, creating fine, precise lines that hold ink for printing.

1. Printmaking techniqueC1formal

   A method of engraving where lines are cut into a metal plate (usually copper or steel) with a burin, used for creating detailed prints.

   Gravure au burin

   • The museum displayed a collection of 18th-century line engravings.
   • Line engraving requires great skill and precision with the burin.
   • Artists often use line engraving for book illustrations and banknotes.