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Francesco Bartolozzi
Biography
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), engraver, was born in Florence, where he learned to paint.
4 portraits in the collection
Omai, A Native of Ulaietea, 1774
Francesco Bartolozzi after Nathaniel Dance
Portrait, engraving on paper
Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007
Captain James King, engraving after Webber, 1784
Francesco Bartolozzi after John Webber
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007
Captain James Cook, engraving after John Webber, 1784
Francesco Bartolozzi after John Webber
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007
The Death of Captain Cook, 1784
Francesco Bartolozzi, William Byrne after John Webber
Portrait, engraving on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased with funds provided by Robert Oatley AO 2007
Giovanni Vendramini
Biography
Giovanni Vendramini, engraver, went to London from his native Italy at the age of nineteen, where he honed his skills as a draughtsman under Francesco Bartolozzi.
1 portrait in the collection
N Schiavonetti
Biography
Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian reproductive engraver and etcher, studied art for several years before being employed by an engraver named Testolini to execute imitations of Bartolozzi's works, which Testolini passed off as his own.
1 portrait in the collection
Samuel Shelley
Biography
Samuel Shelley entered the Royal Academy Schools as a seventeen year-old in 1774 and exhibited at the Academy regularly from this time until 1804.
2 portraits in the collection
Henry Meyer
Biography
Henry Hoppner Meyer, thought to be the son of an engraver, was a nephew of the painter John Hoppner.
2 portraits in the collection
Captain Cook
'The photojournalists of their time'
Portrait story
An exploration of the role of artists such as John Webber who, whilst a member of Cook’s crew over many voyages, created paintings and drawings of the situations and people the explorers encountered.
Cook in context
Magazine article by Diana Warnes, 2007
Robert Oatley's continuing benefaction has helped the National Portrait Gallery acquire works that add another layer to the story of Captain Cook.
John Sherwin
Biography
John Keyse Sherwin, draughtsman and engraver, worked as a cutter of ships' bolts until 1769, when one of his drawings was awarded a silver medal at the Society of Arts.
1 portrait in the collection
The Thyssen Art Macabre
About Face article
Books seldom make me angry but this one did. At first, I was powerfully struck by the uncanny parallels that existed between the Mellons of Pittsburgh and the Thyssens of the Ruhr through the same period, essentially the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
Portraiture in a Bleak House
About Face article
It may seem an odd thing to do at one’s leisure on a beautiful tropical island, but I spent much of my midwinter break a few weeks ago re-reading Bleak House.