Charles Brandon
March 26, 1798
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 7.1 × 6.5 cm (2 13/16 × 2 9/16 in.); Plate: 17.4 × 15.3 cm (6 7/8 × 6 1/16 in.); Sheet: 27.1 × 28.3 cm (10 11/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
154550
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings department will encounter *Charles Brandon*, a delicate stipple engraving by Francescoolozzi, dated March26, 1798. This intimate portrait depicts Charles Brandon, the 1st Duke of Suffolk a prominent Tudor nobleman and close friend of King Henry VIII, for his dashing exploits and marriage to the king's sister, Mary Tudor. Bartolozzi, an influential Italian engraver who spent much of his career in England, masterfully reproduced such historical figures, bringing Renaissance-era nobility to 18th-century audiences. The artwork's mediu...
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...