Henry Brandon
Francesco Bartolozzi
published March 26, 1798
Medium
Color stipple engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 7.2 × 6.6 cm (2 7/8 × 2 5/8 in.); Sheet: 18.4 × 19 cm (7 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
3153
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...