Young Woman in a Thoughtful Attitude
ca. 1760â1770
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Bequest of George Campbell Cooper
Accession Number
1896-3-268
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Young Woman in a Thoughtful** is a delicate print created around 1760–1770 by Francesco Bartolozzi, Italian artist renowned for his masterful engraving techniques after relocating to England. Born Florence in 1727, Bartolozzi became a leading figure in British printmaking, blending Italian precision with the softer, more expressive styles popular in 18th-century Europe. work captures a pensive young woman, her introspective pose evoking the era's fascination with melancholy and inner emotion, themes resonant in Rococo portraiture transitioning toward Neoclassicism. As a print, the piece hig...