Wiliam Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
Medium
Black and red chalk, varnished, on thin laid paper. Oval.
Dimensions
7-1/16 x 5-9/16 in. (17.9 x 14.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1955
Accession Number
55.106.5
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Francesco Bartolozzi|John Singleton Copley|William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland · 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...