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
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...