John More
Francesco Bartolozzi
March 26, 1795
Medium
Stipple engraving on buff wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 38.1 × 27.5 cm (15 × 10 7/8 in.); Plate: 43.1 × 31.8 cm (17 × 12 9/16 in.); Sheet: 46.2 × 34.6 cm (18 1/4 × 13 5/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126187
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...