Sir William Sherington
February 10, 1795
Medium
Stipple engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 29.6 × 19.5 cm (11 11/16 × 7 11/16 in.); Plate: 35.4 × 23.2 cm (13 15/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Sheet: 38.9 × 35.7 cm (15 3/8 × 14 1/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
133334
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...