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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Francesco Bartolozzi was an Italian engraver, whose most productive period was spent in London. He is noted for popularizing the "crayon" method of engraving.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1728, FlorenceDied 1815, LisbonOccupation Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q734889 ↗ULAN 500032318 ↗Museum works 21

Also known as Bartholozzi, Bartolozzi, F. Bartolozzi, Francisco Bartolozzi, François Bartolozzi, Frao. Bartolozzi, R. A. Bartolozzi

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Francesco Bartolozzi, The Poetical Works of John Scott Esq. — **The Poetical Works of John Scott Esq.**published 1782 · bound volume with letterpress text and engraved t.p. by Hall after Townsend, frontispiece by Bartolozzi, other engravings by Blake, Heath, Taylor, Watts, Page, Godfrey & Wollett
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

Francesco Bartolozzi, Meisje lezend in een boek, in een ovaal — **Meisje lezend in een boek, in een ovaal**1738 - 1815
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Francesco Bartolozzi, ...tu Sola animos, Mentemque peruris Gloria, te viriden violet, immunemque Senectae — **...tu Sola animos, Mentemque peruris Gloria, te viriden violet, immunemque Senectae**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Francesco Bartolozzi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Francesco Bartolozzi, Acer amor fractas utinam tua tela sagittas, scilicet extinctas afpiciamque faces — **Acer amor fractas utinam tua tela sagittas, scilicet extinctas afpiciamque faces**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Francesco Bartolozzi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Francesco Bartolozzi, Two Putti, One Drawing the Other — **Two Putti, One Drawing the Other**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Francesco Bartolozzi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Francesco Bartolozzi, Young Girl with a Mouse on a String Teasing a Cat — **Young Girl with a Mouse on a String Teasing a Cat**1782
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Francesco Bartolozzi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Francesco Bartolozzi, Cherub holding a Laurel Wreath — **Cherub holding a Laurel Wreath**1793
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Francesco Bartolozzi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Francesco Bartolozzi, The Fair Alsacien — **The Fair Alsacien**1779
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Francesco Bartolozzi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Francesco Bartolozzi, Cordelia — **Cordelia**1784
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Francesco Bartolozzi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Francesco Bartolozzi, Sappho Embracing Love — **Sappho Embracing Love**
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Francesco Bartolozzi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Francesco Bartolozzi, May — **May**August 30, 1793 · Color stipple engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles Netcher to The Charles Netcher…

Francesco Bartolozzi, June — **June**July 10, 1789 · Color stipple engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles Netcher to The Charles Netcher…

Francesco Bartolozzi, February — **February**October 1, 1793 · Color stipple engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Charles Netcher to The Charles Netcher II M…

Francesco Bartolozzi, March — **March**August 20, 1793 · Color stipple engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Charles Netcher to The Charles Netcher II M…

Francesco Bartolozzi, Lady Barkley — **Lady Barkley**September 22, 1795 · Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)

Francesco Bartolozzi, Sir Simon George (of Cornwall) — **Sir Simon George (of Cornwall)**August 11, 1796 · Stipple engraving on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection — public domain (CC0)

Francesco Bartolozzi, The Affectionate Brothers (The Lamb Children) — **The Affectionate Brothers (The Lamb Children)**1791 · color stipple engraving and etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance — Open Access (CC0)

Francesco Bartolozzi, Lady Smith and Her Children — **Lady Smith and Her Children**1789 · color stipple engraving and etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance — Open Access (CC0)

Francesco Bartolozzi, Miss Anne Bingham — **Miss Anne Bingham**1786 · color stipple engraving and etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance — Open Access (CC0)

Francesco Bartolozzi, Countess Spencer — **Countess Spencer**1787 · color stipple engraving and etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance — Open Access (CC0)

Francesco Bartolozzi, Sir Thomas Eliott — **Sir Thomas Eliott**1794 · color stipple engraving and etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hays Gries — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Francesco Bartolozzi

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