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Francesco Bartolozzi (1725-1815), Italy|Italian
engraver, was born at Florence.

He 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. He made very rapid progress, 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
Dolci. A great proportion of them are from the
works of Giovanni Battista Cipriani|Cipriani and
Angelica Kauffmann. Bartolozzi also contributed a
number of plates to John Boydell|Boydell's
Shakespeare Gallery.

He was elected a foundation member of the Royal
Academy in 1768.

In 1802 he was invited to Lisbon as director of
the National Academy. He remained in Portugal till
his death. His son Gaetano Stephano (1757-1821),
also an engraver, was the father of Lucia
Elizabeth Vestris|Madame Vestris.

1911