Ophelia
Francesco Bartolozzi
published April 8, 1784
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 11 × 9.2 cm (4 3/8 × 3 5/8 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 27.2 × 21.3 cm (10 3/4 × 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
45533
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...