Queen Jane Seymour
March 26, 1795
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 52.1 × 28.3 cm (20 9/16 × 11 3/16 in.); Plate: 54 × 31 cm (21 5/16 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet: 54 × 40.1 cm (21 5/16 × 15 13/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126192
Art Historical Context
This exquisite stipple engraving, *Queen Jane Seymour*, crafted by Francesco Bartolozzi March 26, 1795, captures the poised elegance of Henry VIII's third wife, mother of Edward VI.olozzi, a masterful engraver who flourished in England during the late 18th century, renowned for his reproductive prints that brought Renaissance portraits to a wider audience. Likely based on Hans Holbein the Younger's iconic original, this work revives the Tudor queen's serene beauty for Regency-era viewers, her elaborate gown and jewelry evoking the opulence of the 1530s English court. The medium—stipple engrav...
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...