Francesco Bartolozzi was an Italian engraver, whose most productive period was spent in London. He is noted for popularizing the "crayon" method of engraving.
Joshua Reynolds, Francesco Bartolozzi, 1773, Saltram House
A detail of one of Bartolozzi's prints, showing the tonal effects of the technique of stipple engraving, in which he was an expert.
Detail of Queen Charlotte as painted by William Beechey, 1799.
The Hours; after Maria Cosway, 1788.
Giacomo Francesco Zuccarelli was an Italian artist of the late Baroque or Rococo period. He is considered to be the most important landscape painter to have emerged from his adopted city of Venice during the mid-eighteenth century, and his Arcadian views became popular throughout Europe and especially in England where he resided for two extended periods. His patronage extended to the nobility, and he often collaborated with other artists such as Antonio Visentini and Bernardo Bellotto. In 1768, Zuccarelli became a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts, and upon his final return to Italy, he was elected president of the Venetian Academy. In addition to his rural landscapes which frequently incorporated religious and classical themes, Zuccarelli created devotional pieces and on occasion did portraiture. Besides paintings, his varied output included etchings, drawings, and designs for tapestries as well as a set of Old Testament playing cards.
Portrait of Zuccarelli by Richard Wilson
The Rape of Europa. Mid–1740s. Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice.
Macbeth and the Witches. c. 1760.
Bull Hunting. Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice. Early 1770s.