Earl Mansfield
Francesco Bartolozzi
published October 19, 1786
Medium
Engraving on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 48.3 × 34.1 cm (19 1/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Sheet, cut within platemark: 50.7 × 37.4 cm (20 × 14 3/4 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
71834
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...