Francesco Bartolozzi, 1728–1815, Italian, active in Britain (1764–99)after Thomas Martyn, c. 1760–1816, British
Title:
The Prosperity Of Great Britain, Contrasted With The Misery of France
Date:
1794
Materials & Techniques:
Stipple engraving and line engracing
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, center left: "BY | KING | LORDS | & | COMMONS | MDCCXCIV"; lettered, lower left: "T. Martyn inv."; lettered, lower right: "F. Bartolozzi R.A. delin. et sculp."; lettered, lower center: "To the King's most Excellent Majesty This Plate, THE PROSPERITY OF GREAT BRITAIN, CONRASTED WITH THE MISERY OF FRANCE; is with | His gracious Permission humbly Dedicated, by his Majesty's most dutiful Subject & devoted Servant, Thos. Martyn. | London Published June 1794 by Thos. Martyn, No.10 Great Marlborough Street."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection