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etching ground
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Origin of etching ground1
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To prepare a plate for etching it is first covered with etching-ground, a composition which resists acid.
The varnish for revarnishing is nothing but ordinary etching-ground, dissolved in oil of lavender.
The varnish used in this operation is the ordinary etching-ground in balls, dissolved in oil of lavender in a bath of warm water.
Heat your plate, and surround the part to be rebitten with a thick coat of ordinary etching-ground.
Rembrandt's etching ground has been the subject of considerable discussion.
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