The Right Honorable Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor
Medium
Stipple engraving and etching; fifth state
Dimensions
sheet: 23 11/16 x 17 3/4 in. (60.1 x 45.1 cm) plate: 20 3/16 x 15 3/16 in. (51.2 x 38.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935
Accession Number
48.163.17
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|Thomas Gainsborough|Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden · 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...