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metalpoint: a standalone construct

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Art history

drawing with a stylus of silver or another metal on specially prepared paper, leaving a fine grey line that cannot be erased.

In art history, metalpoint refers to drawing with a stylus of silver or another metal on specially prepared paper, leaving a fine grey line that cannot be erased. This meaning comes from Watrous (1957) in The craft of old-master drawings.[1]

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  1. Watrous, J. (1957). The craft of old-master drawings. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299014254

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