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Definition of Drypoint
1. Noun. A technique of intaglio printmaking in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point. ¹
2. Noun. A print made using this technique. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Drypoint
1. a method of engraving [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drypoint
Literary usage of Drypoint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Impressionist Painting, Its Genesis and Development by Wynford Dewhurst (1904)
"The catalogue contains the following titles : The Last of Old Westminster ;
Weary (drypoint) ; Old Westminster Bridge ; Hungerford Bridge (Etching) ..."
2. Etchings and Drypoints by Frank W. Benson: An Illustrated and Descriptive by Frank Weston Benson, Adam Edwin Merriman Paff (1919)
"Under each entry, to the left of the title, is stated the method of production
of the work; etching or drypoint. A plate in which drypoint is added in such ..."
3. Etchings and Drypoints by Frank W. Benson: An Illustrated and Descriptive ...by Frank Weston Benson, Adam Edwin Merriman Paff by Frank Weston Benson, Adam Edwin Merriman Paff (1917)
"Under each entry, to the left of the title, is stated the method of production
of the work; etching or drypoint. A plate in which drypoint is added in such ..."
4. The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their ...by Algernon Graves by Algernon Graves (1905)
"1323 drypoint, Portrait of Delacroix. 1324 do. do. Ingres. 1325 do. do. ...
1327 drypoint, Portrait of Henri Monnier. 1328 drypoint, Portrait of Corot. ..."
5. The Print Collector: An Introduction to the Knowledge Necessary for Forming by Joseph Maberly, Theodore Henry Fielding (1880)
"An Etching, or drypoint and a half diameter 21 23 Christ Showing his Five Wounds
23 20 (" iron-plate") 22 21 Christ Seated, 1515.—The crown of thorns is on ..."
6. First Steps in the Enjoyment of Pictures by Maude I. G. Oliver (1920)
"This pile of copper along the side of a drypoint line is called the burr. It holds
a great deal of ink ... Usually we consider a drypoint as a kind of etch- ..."
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