Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1727-1815) - Stipple Engraving Captured Cupid

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Description

A charming coloured stipple engraving after a painting by Angelica Kauffman that is now in a private collection. The scene depicting nymphy capturing Cupid and tying him to a tree. One nymph takes Cupid's bow and twists it over his arrows. Inscriber with artists name to the edge of the print. Presented in a oval gilt frame. On paper.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. There is light foxing and some creasing to the upper half of the print.

Size

32 x 28cm (12.6" x 11")
Framed Size: 36 x 32cm (14.2" x 12.6")

Collection Information

From a small select group of 18th century engravings by Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1727-1815) after the original drawings by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785). Published in London by G. Bartolozzi as 'Cipriani's Rudiments of Drawing',1786.

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Artist Biography

Francesco Bartolozzi RA was an Italian engraver, born in Florence in 1727. After studying painting at Florence, he trained as an engraver in Venice and then began his career in Rome. In 1763, he met the librarian to King George III and a year later moved to London to become the official engraver to the King. His time in England was to be his most prolific period, and he stayed in the post for thirty five years.

As well as engraving for the King, he also made many engravings of paintings by the Italian masters and by his friend, the painter Giovanni Cipriani. In 1768, Bartolozzi was the only engraver to become a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. He later moved to Lisbon in 1802 as the director of the National Academy.

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SKU ry515
Artist Francesco Bartolozzi RA (1727-1815)
Date 18th Century
Dimensions 32 x 28cm
Medium Engraving
Style Realism
Subject Nudes
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