Antonio Capellini

Antonio Capellani (born c. 1730) was an Italian engraver. He was born at Venice, where he was a pupil of Joseph Wagner, and engraved several plates both at Rome and Venice. He engraved most of the portraits in the edition of Vasari, published by Bottarini at Rome in 1760. He also engraved several of the plates for the Schola Italianate Pictures under the direction of Gavin Hamilton.

Among his prints are:

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