Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio

Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio was an artist active for a brief but documented period during the late eighteenth century, with verifiable works produced between 1775 and 1780. His extant body of work consists predominantly of portrait drawings, reflecting the period’s interest in documenting influential contemporary figures.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds a significant representation of the artist’s output; fifteen drawings attributed to Bosio are preserved in museum collections. These works document key figures across European and American political, military, and intellectual spheres.

Notable portraits represented in collections include the Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, the Portrait of Alexander I, Czar of Russia, and the Portrait of Antonio Botta-Adorno. Further documented examples include the Portrait of C.-F. du Perier Dumouriez and the Portrait of Maria Gaet - Agnesi. The presence of these original works facilitates the production of high-quality prints and museum-quality reproductions derived from the original Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio prints. Many of these historical images are now available as downloadable artwork in the public domain for research and educational access.