Lady Mary
June 20, 1796
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 40.1 × 28.1 cm (15 13/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Plate: 44.2 × 31.3 cm (17 7/16 × 12 3/8 in.); Sheet: 48.5 × 35.7 cm (19 1/8 × 14 1/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126186
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...