Erato
February 1, 1779
Medium
Etching and stipple engraving, printed in brown ink
Dimensions
plate: 9 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (24.2 x 17.4 cm) sheet: 9 3/4 x 7 11/16 in. (24.7 x 19.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.3142
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Giovanni Battista Cipriani|Torre & Co. · 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...