Before revision: Self-portrait etched by Wenceslaus Hollar Selection of early etched printing plates from the British Museum The process as applied to printmaking is believed to have been invented by Daniel Hopfer ( –1536) of Augsburg, Germany.
After revision: c. 1470Self-portrait etched by Wenceslaus Hollar Selection of early etched printing plates from the British Museum The process as applied to printmaking is believed to have been invented by Daniel Hopfer ( –1536) of Augsburg, Germany.