Bartolozzi, bahr toh LAWT tsee, Francesco (1725?-1815?), an Italian engraver, perfected a method of engraving known as stipple. This made possible the faithful reproduction of the effects of painting. He was born in Florence, and studied his craft in Venice. He went to London, where he became engraver to King George III and published many prints. In 1802, he went to Portugal and became director of the National Academy of Fine Arts at Lisbon.