Music
February 15, 1783
Medium
Stipple engraving and etching; printed in red ink; fourth (?) state of five
Dimensions
Plate: 8 3/4 × 6 13/16 in. (22.2 × 17.3 cm) Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (29 × 21.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
Accession Number
2018.839.134
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Giovanni Battista Cipriani|Anthony Torre · 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...