GIROMETTI, Giuseppe
(b. 1760 Roma, d. 1851 Roma)
Italian gem-engraver, sculptor and medallist. He was one of the most important gem-engravers of the first half of the 19th century. In 1812 he was elected to the Accademia di San Luca in Rome as an engraver of hardstones and was awarded numerous prizes. On the command of Canova, he was employed by the Papal Mint from 1822 onward as Head Engraver. Other notable patrons of the artist included Tsar Alexander I, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, the King of Sardinia, King George IV of England, and Prince Borghese.
Both Giuseppe Girometti and his son Pietro (1811-1859) were gem-engravers and both used the form GIROMETTI without identifying initials to sign their works.
