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Historical Artist - Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 - 1815)
Born in Italy, Francesco Bartolozzi moved to England in 1764 and worked as the official
engraver to King George III. He co-founded the Royal Academy in 1768. Bartolozzi engraved the
paintings of many of the foremost artists of the time and also created prints after the Old
Masters. Bartolozzi ran a prolific workshop that employed many students and assistants. In 1802,
he was appointed as director of the Academy at Lisbon. Bartolozzi achieved a technological
breakthrough by inventing a new stipple technique of colored engraving, in which he successfully
reproduced the famous colored portrait drawings of Holbein from the Royal collection in 1793. He
was elected a founding member of the Royal Academy in 1768, and in 1802 became the founding
President of the short-lived.
Contemporary Italian Artists
Art Galleries in Italy
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