Napoléon Bonaparte, First Counsel
published June 10, 1802
Medium
Engraving and stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 39.1 × 4.1 cm (15 7/16 × 1 5/8 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 48 × 39.3 cm (18 15/16 × 15 1/2 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
82224
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...