Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey
December 16, 1796
Medium
Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 19.1 × 13.9 cm (7 9/16 × 5 1/2 in.); Plate: 22.7 × 17.6 cm (8 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Sheet: 38.8 × 30.4 cm (15 5/16 × 12 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
154542
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...