St. Francis of Assisi
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 5 1/8 in. (18.4 × 13.1 cm) Plate: 6 1/4 × 4 7/16 in. (15.9 × 11.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.2674
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Cigoli (Ludovico Cardi)|Thomas Bradford · 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...