Answer and Explanation:
Engraving is the practicing to engrave a design onto a hard surface and a flat surface could also be used to cut grooves with a burin. When silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may be provided with an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing images on paper as prints or illustrations and these images are also called "engravings". In printmaking engraving is considered to be the old and most important technique.
After the beginning of the 1st Millennium B.C, engraving on metal that could be carried out in the shallow grooves which are found in some jewelry. Through casting, lost wax, and chasing the old designs were being imprinted. But after sometime engraving tended to lose ground to etching, which was an easier technique compared to engraving. In the nineteenth century, most engravings were used for commercial illustration. In the early 20th century, engravings were commonly used in newspaper and books, because it was cheap than photographic images. During the mid-20th century, hand-engraving began to take place. And the art and techniques of hand-engraving became more approachable.
