History
Francesco Bartolozzi|Thomas Tomkins
May 18, 1793
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (13.2 × 10 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.543
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Thomas Tomkins · 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...