Francesco Bartolozzi
(1727-1815) was an
engraver, etcher and painter born in Florence, Italy. He was
trained in the Florentine Academy and apprenticed to a Venetian
engraver. In 1764, King George III's librarian brought him to
England, where he was appointed Engraver to the King and later held
the title of Royal Academician. A prolific engraver, he developed a
stipple method invented in France, and his work was admired for its
subtle modulations of light and shade and his sensitive and
graceful portrayal of the human form. Engravings were the means of
creating reproductions of fine art in the pre-photographic age, and
Bartolozzi was considered one of the best. Prominent artists such
as Sir Joshua Reynolds praised his work and his pupils nicknamed
him "the god of drawing." He spent the last 13 years of his life
working and teaching in Lisbon, where he was
knighted.
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Paris
and Oenone."
Francesco
Bartolozzi (1727-1815), after
Angelica. Kauffmann, London, 1781. Color stipple engraving. Oval
image, 7 1/2 x 6 inches, 190 x 152 mm on 4to sheet. Generally
clean.good colour .. glass is filthy some small single spots easily
remedied or simply add an oval mount . . untouched / unopened in
early wood backed frame £195
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