<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">soft-ground etching</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31410248</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:50:18</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">etching, soft-ground</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">soft ground</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">soft ground etching</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">soft-ground</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">soft-ground technique</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">vernis mou</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Printing process in which the ground is mixed with a soft substance, such as tallow, allowing the rendering of textured lines and areas when the plate is etched. Sometimes, paper is placed over the grounded plate and drawn on, to pick up the ground. ]]></dc:description></metadata>