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Francesco Bartolozzi Art

Italian, 1727-1815
The son of goldsmith Gaetano Bartolozzi, young Francesco received his first artistic training from his father. He then attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, studied antiquities in Rome, and joined Joseph Wagner's studio in Venice in 1745. Bartolozzi produced numerous engravings based on drawings by Venetian artists for Wagner's art publishing house. These engravings were popular due to their high quality. After engraving drawings by Guercino for George III's librarian, Richard Dalton, Dalton invited Bartolozzi to London in 1764. Bartolozzi lived there for the rest of his life. Bartolozzi was admitted to the Society of Artists, appointed engraver to the king, and elected to the newly founded Royal Academy of Art in 1769. While in London, Bartolozzi acquired the newly discovered crayon technique, which made it possible to translate chalk and charcoal drawings into prints by dotting. This technique became known in England as the "red chalk manner." Bartolozzi further developed this technique by using stippling to create surface effects instead of line-oriented designs, known as "stippled work." He was able to translate painterly and graphic effects into prints with great virtuosity, making Bartolozzi the most popular and sought-after reproduction engraver of his time. Angelika Kauffmann, for example, who also worked in London, had her works engraved by Bartolozzi. In 1802, at the age of 75, Bartolozzi accepted a position as director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lisbon, where he worked until his death.
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Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi
Prometheus and the Vulture - Etching by F. Bartolozzi - 1795

Prometheus and the Vulture - Etching by F. Bartolozzi - 1795

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Roma, IT

Etching on paper, realized by Bartolozzi in 1795 after Michelangelo Buonarroti. Crayon-manner, in black ink. The composition presents the nude titan reclining across a rugged lands...

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1790s Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Etching

Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"
Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"

Set of Two Engravings after Cipriani "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters"

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, 1727-1815) Titles: "Four Muses" & "Father and Two Daughters" Portfolio: Rudiments of Drawing *Issued unsigned, though both are signed by Bartol...

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1780s Old Masters Francesco Bartolozzi Art

Materials

Engraving, Etching

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Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master
Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master

Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening) /// Johann Daniel Preissler Old Master

By Johann Daniel Preissler

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: (after) Johann Daniel Preissler (German, 1666-1737) Title: "Vespera; Der Abend (Evening; The Evening)" Portfolio: Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day) Year: 1723 Medium: Original Etching and Engraving on laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: likely Johann Balthasar Probst, Augsburg, Germany Publisher: Jeremias Wolff (Erben), Augsburg, Germany Sheet size: 22.5" x 16.63" Image size: 17.38" x 13.63" Reference: Le Blanc No. 255, 38; Nagler No. 23 Condition: Soft handling creases and folds to sheet. Some scattered foxmarks in left margin. Two small tears skillfully repaired from verso in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition with full margins Extremely rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by German artist Johann Balthasar Probst (1673-1750) after a drawing by German artist Johann Daniel Preissler (1666-1737). Comes from Preissler's 1723 "Die Vier Tageszeiten (The Four Times of Day)" portfolio of four etchings and engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. Descriptions of the portrayed image are printed in Latin and German. Biography: Johann Daniel Preissler, or Preisler (1666–1737) was a German painter and director of Nuremberg's Academy of Fine Arts. He was a notable member of a German artistic family, originating in Bohemia. His children included Johann Justin Preissler (1698–1771), Georg Martin Preisler (1700–1754), Barbara Helena Preisler (1707–1758; married to Oeding), Johan Martin Preisler (1715–1794), and Valentin Daniel Preisler (1717–1765), all in their time renowned artists. Most notable for his portraits, nudes and history paintings, Johann Daniel Preissler also produced drawings and frescoes. He was particularly known beyond his native Nuremberg for his "Die durch Theorie erfundene Practic", a sequence of works on art theory – the individual works were translated into several other languages and served as textbooks for students such as the Swiss Salomon Gessner...

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1720s Old Masters Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

Untitled /// French Ornaments Designs Architecture Jean Bérain Old Master Print
Untitled /// French Ornaments Designs Architecture Jean Bérain Old Master Print

Untitled /// French Ornaments Designs Architecture Jean Bérain Old Master Print

By Jean Bérain

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Jean Berain (the Elder) (French, 1640-1711) Title: "Untitled" (Plate 35) Portfolio: Ornemens Inventez par J. Berain (Ornament Designs Invented by J. Berain) Circa: 1711 (Firs...

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The Bathers ("De Zwemmertjes")
The Bathers ("De Zwemmertjes")

The Bathers ("De Zwemmertjes")

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in New York, NY

Etching and drypoint on laid paper, 1651. New Hollstein's third, and final, state. Full sheet size 5.38 x6.5 inches. Frame size 14.25 x 16.75 inches. Catalogue raisonné references...

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1650s Old Masters Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Ancient Roman Architecture: Original Framed 18th C. Etching by G. Piranesi
Ancient Roman Architecture: Original Framed 18th C. Etching by G. Piranesi

Ancient Roman Architecture: Original Framed 18th C. Etching by G. Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Alamo, CA

"Veduta del Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzia per la Strada Che Conduce da Roma a Tivoli vicino a Ponte Lugano" from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities), one of the most famous works by Piranesi. "Antichita" illustrates the tombs along the Appian Way...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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An angler fishing at Cow Tower on the River Wensum, Norwich
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An angler fishing at Cow Tower on the River Wensum, Norwich

Located in Middletown, NY

A peaceful fishing scene with Cow Tower and Norwich Cathedal in the distance. Etching with drypoint and Chine collé; Japon paper mounted to cream wove paper, 8x 10 3/4 inches (204 x...

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One Can't Tell Why - Proof from the Disasters of War

One Can't Tell Why - Proof from the Disasters of War

By Francisco Goya

Located in New York, NY

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746 Fuendetodos – Bordeaux 1828), No se puede saber por qué – One can’t tell why ca. 1808–1814, etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, and ...

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1810s Old Masters Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis

Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis

By Herman van Swanevelt

Located in Middletown, NY

c. 1654. Etching with engraving on thin laid paper with an early and large unidentified watermark with a sundial and a many-pointed star, and an unidentified collector's stamp in the...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Venus abducting Adonis.; Plate 2 from The Story of Adonis
Venus abducting Adonis.; Plate 2 from The Story of Adonis

Venus abducting Adonis.; Plate 2 from The Story of Adonis

By Herman van Swanevelt

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching with engraving on thin laid paper with an unidentified ovoid purple ink stamp (not in Lugt), 9 3/4 x 12 7/8 inches (247 x 326 mm), thread margins. Uniform age tone with scatt...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

The Anglers
The Anglers

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By Herman van Swanevelt

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching with engraving on cream laid paper with a large unidentified alphabetic watermark, 6 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (165 x 251 mm), the full sheet. In good condition with handling wear a...

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The Embrace, 1963 (B.1116)
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The Embrace, 1963 (B.1116)

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Greenwich, CT

"The Embrace" is an aquatint on paper, image size 13.75 x 16.75 inches, signed 'Picasso' lower right and annotated lower left, and framed in a Spanish-style, closed-corner, black and...

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20th Century Modern Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Le Jument de Compère Pierre, 1972 (Le Decameron, Plate I)
Le Jument de Compère Pierre, 1972 (Le Decameron, Plate I)

Le Jument de Compère Pierre, 1972 (Le Decameron, Plate I)

By Salvador Dalí­

Located in Greenwich, CT

Le Jument de Compère Pierre from Dalí's Le Décameron portfolio is a drypoint etching with color on paper, signed Dalí lower right and numbered 17/150 lower left. From the Swedish edi...

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20th Century Surrealist Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Sleeping Herdsman by Charles Amand-Durand
Sleeping Herdsman by Charles Amand-Durand

Sleeping Herdsman by Charles Amand-Durand

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Middletown, NY

A an impression after Rembrandt's only state of this image. Paris: 1644. Etching and engraving on high quality buff wove paper 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches (124 x 114 mm); sheet 12 5/8 x 1...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Putti in an allegorical love game / - The Ambivalence of Eros -
Putti in an allegorical love game / - The Ambivalence of Eros -

Putti in an allegorical love game / - The Ambivalence of Eros -

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Berlin, DE

Francesco Bartolozzi (1728 Florence - 1815 Lisbon), Putti in an allegorical love game, around 1764. Crayon engraving on laid paper after a drawing by Guercino, 21 cm x 29 cm (plate s...

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1760s Realist Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1727–1815) -Engraving, Mary Queen of Scots and James
Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1727–1815) -Engraving, Mary Queen of Scots and James

Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1727–1815) -Engraving, Mary Queen of Scots and James

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Corsham, GB

A delightful 19th century engraving after Frederico Zuccari (c.1543-1609) by engraver Francesco Bartolozzi. The scene depicts Mary Queen of Scots and her son James I and VI. Signed i...

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19th Century Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Engraving

Jane Shore
Jane Shore

Francesco BartolozziJane Shore, 1807

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Jane Shore

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

An original copper plate engraving on wove paper by Italian artist Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815) titled "Jane Shore", 1807. Published by Edward...

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Early 1800s Baroque Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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Portrait of Will Par, Marquis of Northampton

Portrait of Will Par, Marquis of Northampton

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

From: "Imitations Of Original Drawings By Hans Holbein, In The Collection Of His Majesty, For The Portraits Of Illustrious Persons Of The Court Of Henry VIII. With Biographical Tract...

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18th Century and Earlier Francesco Bartolozzi Art

Anna Bollein Queen

Anna Bollein Queen

By Francesco Bartolozzi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

From: "Imitations Of Original Drawings By Hans Holbein, In The Collection Of His Majesty, For The Portraits Of Illustrious Persons Of The Court Of Henry VIII. With Biographical Tracts." Published by John Chamberlaine, London Anne Boleyn...

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18th Century and Earlier Francesco Bartolozzi Art

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