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Art/Literary | | French term or phrase: eau-forte | | une eau forte est une reproduction de gravure, imprimee selon une technique particuliere. |
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| | etching | Explanation:
eau forte, literally strong water, is acid used to attack the metal of a plate. The metal could be exposed by scribing it with a burin or, more likely here, with light from a photo process, or from a wax or carbon contact copy. |
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14 mins etching
Explanation:
eau forte, literally strong water, is acid used to attack the metal of a plate. The metal could be exposed by scribing it with a burin or, more likely here, with light from a photo process, or from a wax or carbon contact copy.
| | | Grading comment | Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse, ainsi que pour l'explication ; j'étais un peu perdue pour la traduction. |
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27 mins etching
Explanation:
Just to add my voice to the chorus, here is what Termium has:
English:Prints
Intaglio Printing
etching s CORRECT,NOUN
DEF - A method of engraving in which the design is bitten into the plate with acid. s
CONT - The intaglio printmaking process that is known as etching, is traditionally, the preeminent graphic-arts technique. s
1987-12-15
Reference: http://www.termium.com
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