250px, ''Self-portrait'' by Francesco Zucchi, 1733 Francesco Zucchi (Venice, 1692–1764), was an

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engraver, active mainly in Northern Italy.

Biography

He was the brother of

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(1679–1740) and Carlo Zucchi (1682-1767) and was instructed by Andrea in

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian language, Venetian and ) is a city and (municipality) in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the capital of the Province of Pordenone, Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone. The name comes from Lati ...

. He is also described as close to

Pietro Scalvini Pietro Scalvini (1718–1792) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque and Neoclassic period, active in Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Al ...

. He was invited to

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

to engrave some plates from the pictures in the Gallery but his work was interrupted by the

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. According to

Henry Fuseli Henry Fuseli ( ; ; 7 February 1741 – 17 April 1825) was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his successful works depict supernatural experiences, such as '' The Nightmare''. He pr ...

, Zucchi never actually went to Dresden but he was sending his works from Venice instead. His artistic production includes reproductions of paintings, city views of Venice, Brescia,

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(Bressanone) and many illustrations for books including the 1742 Italian translation of the

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by Milton. He died in 1764.

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* * 1690s births 1764 deaths Italian engravers {{Italy-engraver-stub