Artist:
HOLBEIN, Hans
Engraver:
BARTOLOZZI, Francesco
Title:
MONS. DE PIENNE L’AINE
Stock Code:
8916
Method:
Stipple engraving
Publisher:
John Chamberlaine, London
Colouring:
Original colour
Atlas:
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
Size: (W x H):
27.5cm x 39.5cm
11 inches x 15½ inches
Date:
c1795
Price:
£165
Bartolozzi developed his style to imitate the subtleties of renaissance and baroque chalk drawings and became deservedly famous for his stipple engraving. The portraits in this collection show how effective this technique was in reproducing with such incredible fidelity Holbein's original designs.
Fine condition