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info  What is an Engraving?        An engraving is a print that
was made using an engraved printing plate. In printing, to
engrave means to carve a pattern in a printing plate.  The
earliest known dated engraving is from 1446, so the technique is
at least 560 years old.   The basic process is to engrave the
image on a metal plate, apply ink to the plate, wipe it so the
ink only remains in the engraved lines, then press it onto paper
to produce a print of the image.   Using engraving, an artist
can make either highly detailed images or images with a sketchy
quality, depending on the number and thickness of the engraving
lines.   The images below are an engraving from 1693 by Pietro
Santi Bartoli, and a portion of it magnified fifty times. Notice
the variation in thickness and angle of lines - this engraver
was an exceptional artist a