Intaglio prints
Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Scope Note: Prints made from ink that is held in recessed areas of the plate or block that have been cut or etched away in order to hold ink. Includes: Aquatints, Drypoints, Engravings, Etchings, Mezzotints, Cellocuts, and Collagraphs.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Greta Brown Layton collection of du Pont family photographs and engravings
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
>
Greta Brown Layton collection of du Pont family photographs and engravings
Collection
Accession: 2014-251
Abstract:
Greta Brown Layton (1924-2014) was a descendant of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) who founded the E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company with his son Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) in 1802. The E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont company. This collection consists of family portraits and group photographs of ancestors of Greta Brown Layton. The bulk of the collection are portrait engravings of individual members of the du Pont, Hounsfield, Pelleport, Van Dyke, Barksdale, and related families.
Dates:
circa 1820s-1900s
