Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

'The Dawn of Portraiture' NPG D16512

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Benjamin West

Bartolozzi, the son of a goldsmith, studied painting in Florence, trained as an engraver in Venice and began his career in Rome. In 1763 Richard Dalton, art dealer and librarian to George III, met him and invited him to London, promising him a post as engraver to the king. Bartolozzi moved to London the following year, and remained for thirty-five years. He executed numerous engravings for the king. He also made many engravings of paintings by Italian masters and by his friend, the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.