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Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815) |
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An Italian engraver,
Bartolozzi was born in Florence. He was originally destined to follow
the profession of his father, who was a gold- and silversmith, but he
demonstrated such skill and taste in designing that he was placed under
the supervision of two Florentine artists, who instructed him in
painting. After devoting three years to that art, he went to Venice and
studied engraving. He made very rapid progress and executed some works
of considerable importance in Venice. He then moved for a short time to
Rome, where he completed a set of engravings representing events from
the life of St Nilus. After returning to Venice, he set out for London
in 1764. For nearly forty years, he resided in London and produced an
enormous number of engravings. A great proportion of them are from the
works of Cipriani and Angelica Kauffmann. Bartolozzi also contributed a
number of plates to Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery. In 1802, he was
invited to Lisbon as director of the National Academy. He remained in
Portugal until his death. |
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