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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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Print Number	Click image for larger version	Description	Excellent	Price	Avail.
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
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
bartolozzi006		This large copperplate sepia Engraving by BF and after Mortimer (Published London 1788) measures approx 15 x 17 inches (Pl) and is laid down. Offered at reduced price owing to repaired tear through title..with no loss to image.	As found	Ł80	sold
bartolozzi007		These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Engravings drawn and etched by Francesc Bartolozzi. Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches.	As found, see scan for tear through title without loss to image.	Ł70
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
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
bartolozzi012		Cherubs These copperplate prints are fabulous 1780s Engravings drawn and etched by Francesc Bartolozzi. Each print measures 12.5 x 9.5 inches.	Excellent	Ł150
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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