Portrait of a Young Man
January 1, 1799
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.6 × 18.6 cm (11 5/16 × 7 3/8 in.); Plate: 33.1 × 22.8 cm (13 1/16 × 9 in.); Sheet: 47 × 34.2 cm (18 9/16 × 13 1/2 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
133341
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...