Sir Gawin Carew
Francesco Bartolozzi
June 7, 1796
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.6 × 21.8 cm (11 5/16 × 8 5/8 in.); Plate: 32.9 × 27.5 cm (13 × 10 7/8 in.); Sheet: 47 × 34.3 cm (18 9/16 × 13 9/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
133331
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...