Miss Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby
Medium
Stipple engraving and etching, printed in color; fifth state
Dimensions
sheet: 22 3/16 x 14 1/8 in. (56.3 x 35.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Accession Number
50.583.9
Tags
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Sir Thomas Lawrence|Elizabeth Farren, Countess of Derby · 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...