Genre prints Prints depicting scenes from everyday life. Impression An impression is a single piece of paper with an image printed on it from a matrix. Intaglio An intaglio print is one whose image is printed from a recessed design incised or etched into the surface of a plate. In this type of print the ink lies below the surface of the plate and is transferred to the paper under pressure. The printed lines of an intaglio print stand in relief on the paper.
Intaglio prints have platemarks.
Lettering The lettering of a print refers to the information, usually given below the image, concerning the title, artist, publisher, engraver and other such data. A limited edition print is one in which a limit is placed on the number of impressions pulled in order to create a scarcity of the print. Limited editions are usually numbered and are often signed. Limited editions are a relatively recent development, dating from the late nineteenth century. Earlier prints were limited in the number of their impressions solely by market demand or by the maximum number that could be printed by the medium used.