What is ‘Aquatint’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A picture produced by cutting into a copper sheet with acid and then printing it.
Aquatint is a picture produced by cutting into a copper sheet with acid and then printing it; William Hodges painted a set of aquatints of the Jangal Mahals in 1782.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 In the hills of Rajmahal … Aquatint is a picture produced by cutting into a copper sheet with acid and then printing it. 2.1 In the hills of Rajmahal … William Hodges was a British artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific (1772-75), and then came to India. In 1781 he became a friend of Augustus Cleveland, the Collector of Bhagalpur. On the invitation of Cleveland, Hodges accompanied him to the Jangal Mahals in 1782, and painted a set of aquatints. Like many other British painters of the time, Hodges searched for the picturesque. Artists in search of the picturesque were inspired by the ideals of Romanticism, a tradition of thought that celebrated nature and admired its magnificence and power.…” |