Portrait of a Woman
Francesco Bartolozzi
January 1, 1798
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 43.1 × 28.6 cm (17 × 11 5/16 in.); Plate: 48.2 × 33 cm (19 × 13 in.); Sheet: 54 × 41.6 cm (21 5/16 × 16 7/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126193
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...