Portrait of Francesco Bartolozzi is a 1773 portrait painting by the English artist Joshua Reynolds.Postle p.78 It depicts the Italian engraver Francesco Bartolozzi, who had settled in Britain to work. Reynolds was the first president of the Royal Academy, while Bartolozzi was a founding member.Eaves p.XXIII
The painting at one time belonged to Hester Thrale. Today it is in the collection of the National Trust at Saltram House outside Plymouth in Devon.https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/object/872094 An engraving by Bartolozzi himself was produced based on the Reynolds portrait, a copy of which is today in the National Portrait Gallery in London.https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw75938/Francesco-Bartolozzi
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