Infant Hercules
Francesco Bartolozzi|William Dickinson
May 25, 1785
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 9/16 × 3 3/16 in. (11.6 × 8.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.2699
Tags
InfantsHercules
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|William Dickinson · 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...