Etching & Engraving, Copper Plate Making, Croker's Dictionary, 1766.

[ Copper plate preparation for etching and engraving ]. Copper engraved print published in Croker's Complete Dictionay of Arts, 1766. The upper view shows copper plates being prepared for engraving and etching, the lower panel illustrates some of the tools used in preparing the plates, as well as three engraving tools. Recent hand colouring. Size 18 x 28.5 cms, plus good margins with full plate mark. Ref F4741