Sir Henry Clinton
Medium
Stipple engraving and etching; first state, before letters
Dimensions
Image: 3 5/16 x 2 5/8 in. (8.4 x 6.6 cm) Plate: 6 13/16 x 5 7/8 in. (17.3 x 15 cm) Sheet: 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (19.7 x 15.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number
24.90.675
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|John Smart|Sir Henry Clinton|Thomas Watson|William Dickinson · 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...