Adam and Eve in Paradise
Medium
Etching and engraving on cream paper, laid down on cream card
Dimensions
Image: 32.1 × 36.8 cm (12 11/16 × 14 1/2 in.); Sheet: 35.8 × 38.5 cm (14 1/8 × 15 3/16 in.); Secondary support: 38.5 × 42.7 cm (15 3/16 × 16 13/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
180722
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi · 1727–1815
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727–1815) was an Italian engraver whose most productive period was spent in London, where he became the leading exponent of stipple engraving and a founding member of the Royal Academy. Born in Florence and trained first as a painter before turning to engraving in Venice, he established his reputation in Rome before being recruited by the English Royal Librarian Richard Dalt...