The Flight of Mary Queen of Scots to England
Medium
Etching and engraving, printed in brown ink; fourth state
Dimensions
plate: 14 x 18 1/2 in. (35.5 x 47 cm) sheet: 15 3/8 x 20 13/16 in. (39.1 x 52.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of George Hellman, 1942
Accession Number
42.65.139
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Richard Westall|Anthony Molteno|Mary, Queen of Scots · 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...