Mrs. Souch
September 1, 1797
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 29.8 × 20.6 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Plate: 34.4 × 26.6 cm (13 9/16 × 10 1/2 in.); Sheet: 45.4 × 31 cm (17 7/8 × 12 1/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
133342
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...