Lady Elyot
Francesco Bartolozzi
May 1, 1792
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 27.4 × 20.5 cm (10 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Plate: 30.6 × 23.1 cm (12 1/16 × 9 1/8 in.); Sheet: 45.6 × 33.6 cm (18 × 13 1/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
154536
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...