Thomas Earl of Surrey
Francesco Bartolozzi
April 1, 1795
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 25.3 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.); Plate: 28.6 × 22.8 cm (11 5/16 × 9 in.); Sheet: 41 × 30.3 cm (16 3/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
133332
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...