Lady Ratcliffe
Francesco Bartolozzi
March 1, 1793
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.8 × 19.3 cm (11 3/8 × 7 5/8 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 35 × 25.1 cm (13 13/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
154537
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...