Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
December 1, 1797
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 20.7 × 20.5 cm (8 3/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Plate: 30.9 × 24.2 cm (12 3/16 × 9 9/16 in.); Sheet: 45.9 × 33.6 cm (18 1/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
133344
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...