Lord Russell
Francesco Bartolozzi
February 1, 1796
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.7 × 29.7 cm (14 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 41.9 × 31.7 cm (16 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126183
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...