The Tragic Muse
February 1, 1784
Medium
Stipple engraving and etching, printed in color; fourth state of four
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 8 1/8 in. (27 × 20.6 cm) Plate: 7 3/8 × 5 3/4 in. (18.7 × 14.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.756-2325
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Giovanni Battista Cipriani|J. Matthews · 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...