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Generally not, is my understanding, Cynthia. Engraving was a very particular skill and they were hired by publishers. While many very talented artists in their own right worked as engravers, the subset of engravers was much smaller than that of other artists because of the apprenticeship period. Kathy G On May 21, 2010, at 11:35 PM, Cynthia Padilla wrote: > I took one semester of printmaking > many years ago in college. SO much physical work!! I imagine back then > botanical artist was also engraver? > > Cynthia > Cynthia Padilla, botanical workshop/retreats across TX, NM, CO, CT, > MA, MO, > KS, Canada, Central America, Internationally: > http://www.artinstructor.blogspot.com/ "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://citnews.unl.edu/presentmethods_lana/listserv/index.html