Edward, Lord Thurlow
Medium
Etching, engraving, and stipple engraving on off-white paper
Dimensions
Image: 42.8 × 34.3 cm (16 7/8 × 13 9/16 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 48.3 × 34.3 cm (19 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
139053
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...