Sir Thomas Wyatt
October 1, 1793
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 36.5 × 26.5 cm (14 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Plate: 42.5 × 32.4 cm (16 3/4 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 53.9 × 40.4 cm (21 1/4 × 15 15/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126189
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...