Gravure

A printing method in which printing is done from a plate etched with a pattern of recessed cells in which the ink is held. The greater the depth of a cell, the greater the intensity of the printed ink. Gravure plates are expensive to make, but the process is economical for high-volume printing and reproduces illustrations well.

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Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, by The Autotype Company, after John Singer Sargent, (1910) - NPG D20767 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey
by The Autotype Company, after John Singer Sargent
(1910)
NPG D20767

Sir Edmund William Gosse, by The Autotype Company, after Sir Francis Bernard ('Frank') Dicksee, (1912) - NPG D20806 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir Edmund William Gosse
by The Autotype Company, after Sir Francis Bernard ('Frank') Dicksee
(1912)
NPG D20806

(William) St John Fremantle Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton, after Sir Francis Bernard ('Frank') Dicksee, (1919) - NPG D20798 - © National Portrait Gallery, London

(William) St John Fremantle Brodrick, 1st Earl of Midleton
after Sir Francis Bernard ('Frank') Dicksee
(1919)
NPG D20798

Herbert George Wells, after Sir David Low, circa 1920-1928 - NPG D4735 - © Solo Syndication Ltd

Herbert George Wells
after Sir David Low
circa 1920-1928
NPG D4735

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