Lady Rich
January 1, 1795
Medium
Stipple engraving on buff wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.8 × 29.6 cm (14 15/16 × 11 11/16 in.); Plate: 43.1 × 32.9 cm (17 × 13 in.); Sheet: 46.1 × 34.8 cm (18 3/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126185
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...