What is ‘Aquatint’?
(1) A picture produced by cutting into a copper sheet with acid and then printing it.
(2) A food item prepared by the Paharias.
(3) Traditional hunting practice of the Santhals.
(4) A method for catching the elephants.

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Aquatint is a picture produced by cutting into a copper sheet with acid and then printing it.
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.