The Virgin with the Fish
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 in. × 8 5/8 in. (28 × 21.9 cm) Plate: 9 5/8 × 7 1/2 in. (24.4 × 19 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.2698
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Giovanni Battista Cipriani · 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...