Poems for the Solemn Entrance to the Position of Procurator of S. Marco on Account of His Excellency Lodovico Manin (Componimenti Poetici per l'Ingresso Solenne alla Dignità di Proccuratore di S. Marco per Merito di Sua Eccellenza il Signor Lodovico Manin)
Medium
Book with engravings in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
37.5 × 26.5 × 1.5 cm (14 13/16 × 10 7/16 × 5/8 in.)
Classification
book
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
219801
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...