Francesco Bartolozzi
Italian · 1728–1815 · Printmaker, Draughtsman
Francesco Bartolozzi was an Italian engraver, whose most productive period was spent in London. He is noted for popularizing the "crayon" method of engraving. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Death of Captain Cook, To the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners...Bonhams · $3,200≈ £2,387≈ €2,806Sign up to see
Omai a Native of UlaieteaArt+Object · NZ$5,166≈ $3,168≈ £2,511≈ €2,929Sign up to see
Portrait of an Artist - Angelika KauffmannLempertz · €1,750≈ $2,120≈ £1,500Sign up to see
Francesco Bartolozzi’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
3 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
7 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 9 | 3 | 33% | $851Sign up | $242Sign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 6 | 3 | 50% | $851Sign up | $242Sign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 31 | 11 | 35% | $423Sign up | $82Sign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Etching | 16 | 3 | 19% | $125Sign up | $82Sign up | $214Sign up |
| Engraving | 11 | 6 | 55% | $640Sign up | $75Sign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Print (other) | 3 | 2 | 67% | $221Sign up | $221Sign up | $427Sign up |
| Other | 8 | 2 | 25% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $3.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.