Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor
October 1, 1793
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 42.9 × 30.2 cm (16 15/16 × 11 15/16 in.); Plate: 46.1 × 33.8 cm (18 3/16 × 13 5/16 in.); Sheet: 54 × 40.8 cm (21 5/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126205
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...