Le Prince, JB (English spelling) LePrinceJB

Japanese: Le Prince,J.B.(英語表記)LePrinceJB
Le Prince, JB (English spelling) LePrinceJB

...Pine resin powder is sprinkled on a copper plate and set with heat to prevent corrosion, which can produce a watercolor-like effect. It is generally believed to have been discovered by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (1734-81) of France sometime before 1768 and established as a technique after him, but it was also used individually by D. Hoffer and M. Raimondi in the 16th century, and by Rembrandt and Jan van de Velde (1593-1641) in the 17th century. Watercolor-like color printing using aquatint is useful in combination with etching to adjust the tone of a print. ...

From [Prints]

…Mezzotint can accurately reproduce the tones of light and dark in paintings, like black-and-white photography, and was especially popular in the 18th century in the Netherlands and England. Aquatint uses rosin powder (or sugar in modern times) as an anti-corrosive agent, allowing for a watercolor-like painting technique, and was invented by Le Prince (1734-81) of France in the mid-18th century. These various printing techniques are often used in combination. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Le Prince, JB" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…松脂(まつやに)の粉末を銅板に振りかけ,熱で固定して防食剤とするもので,水彩のような効果を生むことがある。一般にフランスのル・プランスJean‐Baptiste Le Prince(1734‐81)が1768年以前に発見し彼以後定着した技法とされるが,16世紀のD.ホッファーやM.ライモンディ,17世紀のレンブラントやファン・デ・フェルデJan van de Velde(1593‐1641)らが個別的に用いてはいた。アクアティントによる水彩風の色刷りは,エッチングと併用されて版画の調子を整えるのに便利である。…

【版画】より

…メゾティントは白黒写真のように絵画の明暗の調子を確実に複製でき,18世紀のオランダとイギリスでことに流行した。アクアティントは松やにの粉(現代では砂糖なども)を防食剤として,水彩画的な画法が可能であり,18世紀中期のフランスのル・プランスJ.B.Le Prince(1734‐81)によって考案された。このような種々の製版技法を混用することも多い。…

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