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Selection of figure studies drawn and engraved by Bartolozzi as well as after Cipriani, Guercino, Kaufmann etc.

Francesco Bartolozzi is one of the most famous and sought after Engravers of the 18th Century. He was not only an engraver and etcher, but also an accomplished painter. Born in Florence, 1727; died in Lisbon, 1815. His father was a goldsmith of excellent family and early on taught the use of the burin to his boy who, when he was ten years of age, engraved two heads which showed the promise of his talent. In the Florentine Academy he learnt to work in oil, chalks, and aquarelle. Unsurpassed by any artist of his day in his knowledge of anatomy, and with a passion for the antique, young Bartolozzi became a master in depicting beauty of expression, movement, and form. From 1745 until 1751 he studied with Wagner, the Venetian historical engraver. This apprenticeship ended, he married Lucia Ferro and the young pair, on Cardinal Bottari's invitation went to Rome. Returning to Venice, his fame grew very rapidly, and in 1764, Dalton, King George III's librarian, took him to England, where he was appointed Engraver to the King, and, for years later, Royal Academician. In London he engraved over two thousand plates, nearly all in the stipple or the "red-chalk style", a method recently invented by the French, but brought into vogue and elevated into a distinct art by Bartolozzi. He devoted himself to the human figure, and his engravings abound in sweet and tender types of beauty, graceful in form and outline. As with these Engravings, after Cipriani, Bartolozzi found delicate modulations of light and shade with a roundness, finish, and suggestion of flesh never before seen in engraved work. Bartolozzi's drawing was superb; and although he was a reproductive artist he improved the work he copied, especially the drawing, even Sir Joshua Reynolds thanking him for such a service. His pupils called him the "god of drawing". His splendid line work was obscured by the great popularity attained by his stippled prints, and his few etchings show a free, bold, and unfettered sweep of line. They, too, were reproduced from pictures by others, but the translation always improved on the original. In 1802 Bartolozzi went to Lisbon, where he was knighted, and where he worked and taught until his death. He was buried in the church of Saint Isabella.

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bartolozzi1 A beautiful Sepia Stipple engraving in period frame. Bartolozzi after Kauffman, Cipriani or Cosway ? Circa 1780 unfortunately trimmed to image and have been unable to identify. Circular, 10.5 image diameter. Image in excellent condition. Ł130	bartolozzi2 The arrival of Eloisa and meeting Abelard in the Elysian Fields.after JG Cipriani and engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi published London 1784. This is a distressed copy of this coloured engraving with one worm hole. The period frame is comprised of brass overlay and I believe to be early 19th century. Price reflects condition. Ł95	bartolozzi3 Ł95
bartolozzi4 THALIA..Mrs Abington, a coloured stipple Engraving after Richard Cosway, engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi and published in 1783 by S Watts London unrestored and framed in a 19th century moulding. (the print has not been cut/trimmed but just lies behind frame) As Found Ł225	bartolozzi5 The two engravings, unrestored and "time" ravaged.There are three schools of thought 1. Trim to image (as frequently the case, mainly by the Victorians) 2. Clean/restore and mount in a modern frame.3.Do not clean but "gold"mount to plate mark and frame in period frame. Keep or not to keep title etc... Personally I love them trimmed in a smaller compact frame as illustrated, but cannot bring myself to trim such beautiful images. sold "as is" without frames...	bartolozzi6 HARRIET VISCOUNTESS BULKELEY, a coloured stipple Engraving after Richard Cosway, engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi and published in 1783 by S Watts London unrestored and framed in a 19th century moulding. (the print has not been cut/trimmed but just lies behind frame) As Found Ł225
bartolozzi001 These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Francesco Bartolozzi Engravings after Cipriani Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Some foxing that can be cleaned at no extra charge. Not for sale…fragment only.	bartolozzi002 These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Francesco Bartolozzi Engravings after Cipriani Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Some foxing that can be cleaned at no extra charge. Ł80	bartolozzi003 These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Francesco Bartolozzi Engravings after Cipriani Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Some foxing that can be cleaned at no extra charge. Ł80
bartolozzi004 These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Francesco Bartolozzi Engravings after Cipriani Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Some foxing that can be cleaned at no extra charge. Ł80 sold	bartolozzi005 These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Francesco Bartolozzi Engravings after Cipriani Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Some foxing that can be cleaned at no extra charge. Ł80	bartolozzi008 These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Engravings drawn and etched by Francesc Bartolozzi. Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Excellent Ł80 sold
bartolozzi009 These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Engravings drawn and etched by Francesc Bartolozzi. Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Excellent Ł80	bartolozzi010 These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Engravings drawn and etched by Francesc Bartolozzi. Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Excellent Ł80	bartolozzi011 These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Engravings drawn and etched by Francesc Bartolozzi. Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Excellent Ł80
bartolozzi013 These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Engravings drawn and etched by Francesc Bartolozzi. Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches. Excellent Ł80

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