In the first place, the etched lines must be distinguished from the drypoint lines applied at a later stage. The differences between the types of line are more easily seen than described. The etched line is clear and strong, from the clean biting of the acid. It is freer and more autographic because it is drawn through a wax surface, not scratched in a resisting metal surface.
FIGURE 8
Detail of Landscape with a hay barn and a flock of sheep, left center, showing light drypoint lines of the horizon and etched lines of figures and hillside. Enlarged 10 times. (Smithsonian photo 59384.)
FIGURE 9
Detail of Landscape with a hay barn and a flock of sheep, left center, showing forceful lines of tree branch in pure drypoint. Enlarged 10 times.
(Smithsonian photo 59390.)
FIGURE 10