Lady Hobby
March 1, 1793
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.9 × 19.7 cm (11 7/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Plate: 34.3 × 25.5 cm (13 9/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Sheet: 46.3 × 32.7 cm (18 1/4 × 12 7/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
154547
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...