1662. Evelyn, Chalcogr., 56. Giovanni Maggi was an excellent Painter and Etcher.
1713. Guardian, No. 1, ¶ 1. Engravers, artists by way of mezzo-tinto, etchers, and the like.
1851. Ruskin, Stones Ven., I. Pref. 10. A carefully penned outline for the etcher.
1862. Thornbury, Turner, I. 245. Vivares, a Frenchman … a beautiful etcher of trees … was born 1709.
1870. Illustr. Lond. News, 29 Oct., 446. The Queen … is an accomplished etcher.
