The Lady Henegham
January 1, 1796
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.8 × 20.6 cm (12 3/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Plate: 35.5 × 23.8 cm (14 × 9 3/8 in.); Sheet: 46.1 × 31.1 cm (18 3/16 × 12 1/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
154525
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...