John Fisher, Évêque de Rochester
Francesco Bartolozzi
November 1, 1793
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 32.8 × 22.8 cm (12 15/16 × 9 in.); Plate: 36 × 27.1 cm (14 3/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Sheet: 47.2 × 33 cm (18 5/8 × 13 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
154553
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...