Reskimer
March 1, 1793
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.2 × 20.4 cm (11 15/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Plate: 33 × 22.9 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 45.9 × 30.6 cm (18 1/8 × 12 1/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
154543
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...