Mei

About this artwork

Representatie van de maand mei. Figuren flanerend in een tuin. Op de voorgrond een meid die bloemen plukt. Op de achtergrond een boer en boerin die geiten melken voor hun boerderij. Titel en Italiaans vers in ondermarge. Genummerd rechtsonder: AC. No. 5.

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...