Fabulous pair of antique Italian stipple engravings in the original frames by F Bartolozzi. The backs have been removed at some point – likely for cleaning and then put back.
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The engraver and painter Francesco Bartolozzi was a Founder Member of the Royal Academy who served as engraver to the King for almost 40 years. He engraved works by several of his fellow Royal Academicians, including Angelica Kauffman, Benjamin West and Joshua Reynolds.
Bartolozzi was born in 1727 and trained in his native Florence before moving to Venice. There, he spent six years working for the engraver and printseller Josef Wagner before setting up his own workshop.
Full details can be found on the below link.
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/name/francesco-bartolozzi-ra
