Ticket for the Benefit of M. Gardini
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 11.2 × 9.5 cm (4 7/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Sheet: 12.3 × 10.6 cm (4 7/8 × 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
126020
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...