The engraver is the medium by which art in the palace is conveyed into the humblest homes in the kingdom. From Wordnik.com. [Thrift] Reference
A word, the engraver was a man of a more common stamp -- more timid and more conventional than the painter. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series] Reference
Minna and wished to marry her, he met with opposition in his own family, who thought that the 'engraver's mamsell' was not good enough for him. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller] Reference
WILLIAM HOWISON, A.R.S.A., a well-known line engraver, died in. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
In this way each engraver becomes exceedingly skilful in one thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
And I'm a sculptor, engraver or a medallic artist here at the U.S. Mint. From Wordnik.com. [Sculpting The Digital Dollar] Reference
That witness, an engraver, will provide testimony favorable to the defense. From Wordnik.com. [How Rosty Could Beat The Rap] Reference
Drawing for an engraver in wood; drawings for engravings by the wax process 268. From Wordnik.com. [Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught] Reference
Here the engraver, as a hospitable host, brought a bottle of wine and two glasses. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Kenny Meadows, Leech, and perhaps Crowquill -- artists; with Orrin Smith as engraver. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Living first with Joseph Swain, the engraver, he afterwards took up his residence for. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
The next cut was made with the precision of an engraver exciting the blood flow further. From Wordnik.com. [The Damned Thing Out] Reference
The engraver and his wife busied themselves entirely with him, watching him every moment. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Academy -- the only instance, we believe, of such an honor being conferred upon an engraver. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
In the olden time the engraver, or etcher, himself was to a considerable extent his own printer. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
Evans's suggestion, for the immortal children's books which the engraver might print in colours. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
(But the engraver understands him, and finishes for him, adding the hands and feet in his own way.). From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866] Reference
Oh, he was a jeweller, an engraver, a sculptor, a bronze-founder, and a painter; he was a Florentine. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
He took no heed whatever of the engraver, and set before him problems to which there was no solution. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Bills of the said = Ebenezer Landells = and = Joseph Last = as such engraver and Printer as aforesaid. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
Fortunately for the engraver and the consumer these screens practically last forever if carefully handled. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
Last June the 66-year-old engraver slipped in the bathroom in his Osaka residence and was knocked unconscious. From Wordnik.com. [The Corpse And The Cult] Reference
Bradbury and Evans, he comforted the ex-engraver as best he could, and skilfully passed to the "Order of the day.". From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
The process gives a plate that could not possibly be used without a great deal of retouching by an expert engraver. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
The teeth have to be very accurately cut, and a perfect tool has a value to an engraver that cannot well be estimated. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
Back in 1824, naturalist John James Audubon wrote in his diary that he had drawn a small grouse for a Philadelphia engraver. From Wordnik.com. [Audubon's First Print Is Found, Ending Long Search] Reference
He immediately inspired the engraver with respect, and dazzled him by the fascination which the audacious exert over the timid. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Because of the sun and the dry plate, illustrators had to find inks and methods which would aid the engraver as much as possible. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
He was educated in George Heriot's Hospital; and on leaving that institution was apprenticed to an engraver, of the name of Wilson. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
A mule-driver's song will bring up before his vision the engraver working at his plate before the curtainless window on a winter's day. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The experienced and watchful engraver is expected to detect any spots where the etching process has not fully accomplished its purpose. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
That distinguished engraver was one of the few excellent "facsimile men" of the day; and he agreed to accept the applicant as "improver.". From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
I always thought that using some of those low-cost laser engraver to do patterning on top of steak would be something kind of interesting to do. From Wordnik.com. [New Frontier For Geeks: The Kitchen] Reference
This admirable artist and good man was the son of old Isaac Cruikshank, in his day a famous engraver of lottery-tickets, securities in which the. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
The engraver then follows the lines of the tracing with an etching point, the hair, head, and outline of the features being gone over carefully. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
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