Head of a Woman
Medium
Red crayon on paper.
Dimensions
8-3/4 x 5-9/16 in. (22.2 x 14.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1944
Accession Number
44.108.2
Tags
HeadsWomen
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|François Boucher · 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...