BARETTI, GIUSEPPE MARC' ANTONIO Italian critic, a member of the Johnson-Thrales circle, was born in Turin, and settled in London in 1751. With the exception of some years spent abroad between 1770 and 1776 the rest of his life was spent in London. He became acquainted with Johnson, Garrick and their circle, and was a constant visitor at Thrales's house in Streatham. He was brought to trial for murder in 1769, having stabbed a man who attacked him in the street, but was acquitted, Johnson and others giving evidence in his favour. His works include a Dictionary and Grammar of the Italian Language (1760), and Lettere famigliari (Eng. trans. 1770), highly praised by Johnson.