Portret van Lord Hawke

About this artwork

height 192 mm x width 132 mm

Art Historical Context

This etching by Francesco Bartolozzi, dated January 1796, offers a refined portrait of Lord Hawke in a compact format measuring just 192 by 132 millimeters. Created through the etching process, the work highlights the artist’s skill in producing delicate lines and effects on a metal plate, allowing for precise reproduction of facial features and attire that captured the dignity of its subject. Bartolozzi, an Italian-born printmaker active in Britain, played a key role in popularizing etching and stipple techniques during the late eighteenth century. Such prints made portraits of notable figur...

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...