Intaglio Prints

Cooper Gallery offers a wide range of original hand produced quality prints covering comprehensive subjects including architecture, animals, romantic themes, birds, floral, sports, nautical, transport, royalty, fruit and many more. 

A fuller description about the finest intaglio print making technique is given after the photographs below.

These prints reflect the distinction and charm brought about by four centuries of craftmanship.  Each impression is crafted individually and entirely by hand in the same manner as the copper-plate printer and the colouring artists of a century ago.  Each print is provided with a Certificate of Authenticity.
             
'Follow the leader'

'Follow my leader' an extraordinary print with fine details. Price £132.00. Size 21 x 12 inches (51x30 cms)

                                

'Pretty Butterfly' print £xxx.xx. Size xx x xx inches.

'Pretty Butterfly' print £120.00. Size 14 x 9 inches (37x25 cms).

                                                           

'Not too much food' print. £xx.xx. Size xx x xx inches.

'Not too much food' a remarkable print. £45.00. Size 8.5 x 7 inches (20x17 cms).

 

'Which way is it' intaglio print

'Which way is it' original engraved print. Price £105.00. Size 13 x 10 inches (33x25 cms)

 

'Disgrace' intaglio print

'Disgrace - dirty face' original hand produced print. Price £31.00. Size 6 x 4.5 inches (15x11 cms)

  

'Pups with mother' original print. Price £30.00. Size 4.5 x 3.5 inches (11x9 cms)

'Pups with mother' original print. Price £30.00. Size 4.5 x 3.5 inches (11x9 cms)

Intaglio (pronounced in-TAL-yo) was first used in the 1430’s and well developed by 1500.  It is a print making technique where the image is incised, in this case by engraving or etching, into a surface known as the plate, which is normally copper or zinc.  To print an intaglio plate, ink is applied to the surface and then rubbed with cloth to remove most of the excess.  The final smooth wipe is often done with newspaper, leaving ink only in the incisions.  A damp piece of thick paper is placed on top and the plate and paper are run through a printing press with great pressure to transfer the ink from the recesses of the plate to the paper.  Today intaglio engraving is largely used for currency, banknotes, passports and occasionally for high-value postage stamps.