S.G. Carow, Knight
September 22, 1795
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 33.9 × 23.1 cm (13 3/8 × 9 1/8 in.); Plate: 38.2 × 26.6 cm (15 1/16 × 10 1/2 in.); Sheet: 48.6 × 35.7 cm (19 3/16 × 14 1/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
133336
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...