William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
Medium
Black and red chalk, varnished, on thin laid paper. Oval.
Dimensions
7-3/8 x 5-3/4 in. (18.7 x 14.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1955
Accession Number
55.106.4
Tags
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|John Singleton Copley|William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield · 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...