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
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...