John Colet
August 24, 1795
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 27 × 20 cm (10 11/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Plate: 32.7 × 23.8 cm (12 7/8 × 9 3/8 in.); Sheet: 47 × 23.8 cm (18 9/16 × 9 3/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
154539
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...