The 17th century was the great age of etching, with Rembrandt, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione and many other masters. In the 18th century, Piranesi, Tiepolo and Daniel Chodowiecki were the best of a smaller number of fine etchers. In the 19th and early 20th century, the Etching revival produced a host of lesser artists, but no really major figures. Etching is still widely practiced today.
The 17th century was the great age of etching with Rembrandt Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione and many other masters In the 18th century Piranesi Tiepolo and Daniel Chodowiecki were the best of a smaller number of fine etchers In the 19th and early 20th century the Etching revival produced a host of lesser artists but no really major figures Etching is still widely practiced today