Fitz William, Earl of Southampton
January 24, 1793
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 34.9 × 27 cm (13 3/4 × 10 11/16 in.); Plate: 40.8 × 32.8 cm (16 1/8 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet: 54 × 40.7 cm (21 5/16 × 16 1/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126188
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...