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Francesco Bartolozzi was born in 1725 at Florence, Italy; the son of a goldsmith.
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No limitation given, but obviously a limited edition printed by this noted English printer. A biographical and descriptive account of the life and career of Francesco Bartolozzi, with some observations of the demand for and value of his prints. It explains ways to detect modern impressions from worn-out plates and how to recognize falsely-tinted impressions and deceptions attempted with prints. It also includes print collecting, judging, and handling, together with a list of over 2,000 of the great engravers works, the most extensive record ever compiled. Illustrated and indexed. With the bookplate of Gavin Bridson. This copy has four reproductive plates bound-in, a loosely inserted printed catalogue of Bartolozzi prints available from James Rimell & Son, an A.L.s. from E. Barrington Nash of The Windsor Gallery concerning the Bartolozzi Exhibition dated 1883 and an actual old print that has been tipped-in. Covers soiled and foxed. Some internal foxing. xi ,211, 9 ; vii ,152,10 pages. original vellum covered boards with cord sewing cords exposed along hinges, gilt stamped, top edges gilt, others uncut.. small 4to..
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Francesco Bartolozzi was born in 1725 at Florence, Italy; the son of a goldsmith.
Bartolozzi was originally destined to follow the profession of his father, who was a gold- and silver-smith; but he manifested so much skill and taste in designing that he was placed under the superintendence of two Florentine artists, who instructed him in painting. After devoting three years to that art, he went to Venice and studied engraving.
Bartolozzi made very rapid progress in engraving, and executed some works of considerable importance at Venice. He then removed for a short time to Rome, where he completed a set of engravings representing events from the life of St Nilus, and, after returning to Venice, set out for London in 1764. For nearly forty years he resided in London, and produced an enormous number of engravings, the best being those of Clytie, after Annibale Caracci, and of the Virgin and Child, after Carlo Dolce. 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 till his death.
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He was a member of the Royal Academy and Society of Engravers.
Bartolozzi's son Gaetano Stephano (1757 - 1821), also an engraver, was the father of Madame Vestris.
