dry-point

Her entities were vast—as her words were few; those words like dry-point etching or frost upon the pane!

Introduction by Martha Dickinson Bianchi 1924

He never used etching or dry-point on his plates, and of the four hundred that he produced there is not one that is poor or second-rate.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

Morghen began many of his plates by etching the salient lines and was probably the first engraver to dry-point the flesh-tints of his portraits.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

At his first public showing in 1860, his prints were called laboured, soft, and flacid, more like dry-point etchings than burin work, and he was advised to adhere to the established rules of his art.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

There is certainly no colour in them; in some ways they resemble sketches with the dry-point.

The Private Life of Henry Maitland Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942 1912

Madame de Treymes is a curiously fascinating study of exotic human nature, recalling by certain traits those exquisite dry-point etchings of Paul Helleu which radiate a species of poignant charm.

Guide to the New Books [excerpt]. Anonymous 1907

I also noticed the noises of the street: they were sharp and distinct; and in the crisp air things were all black and white, as though etched in dry-point.

The Choice of Life Georgette Leblanc 1905

Just call up in your mind the picture of your own Maggie or Vera or Beatrice, straighten her nose, soften her voice, tone her down and then tone her up, make her beautiful and unattainable -- and you have a faint dry-point etching of Alice.

Roads of Destiny O. Henry 1886

Neither oil, water-color, nor pastel will transmit it -- no, nor the dry-point or bitten plate.

Outdoor Sketching Four Talks Given before the Art Institute of Chicago; The Scammon Lectures, 1914 Francis Hopkinson Smith 1876

Rembrandt is called the "Prince of Etchers," and he used the etching needle most skilfully, but he also employed the dry-point and even the graver in finishing.

A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture Clara Erskine Clement Waters 1875