Louis Seize
Medium
Etching and engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.7 × 27.3 cm (14 7/8 × 10 3/4 in.); Sheet: 40.8 × 30.5 cm (16 1/8 × 12 1/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
42587
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...