Mezzotint Engravers in the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania (17th–18th Centuries): A Forgotten Chapter in European Studies
Mezzotint Engravers in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (17th–18th Centuries): A Forgotten Chapter in European Studies

Summary/Abstract: Mezzotint is one of the intaglio printing techniques that has been practised in various European countries since the second half of the 17th century. Scholarly literature has traditionally focused on the development of this technique in Western Europe, often overlooking the activity of artists working in mezzotint in Central and Eastern Europe, including those active in the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania and in Russia. This study offers a comprehensive overview of mezzotint artists who produced and published their works in the Commonwealth during the 17th and 18th centuries. Particular attention is given to previously unknown mezzotints by Nathanael Schröder, Matthäus Deisch, and Kunegunda Czacka of the Sanguszko family.

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