Catherine II, Empress of Russia
Medium
Stipple engraving and engraving on ivory chine, laid down on paper
Dimensions
Image: 36.9 × 23.9 cm (14 9/16 × 9 7/16 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 40.3 × 26.2 cm (15 7/8 × 10 3/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
82226
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...