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Description: | Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807) was a Swiss painter of historical and allegorical scenes and a popular portrait painter. She studied in Florence and Rome and met English patrons in Venice and Naples, painting Winckleman's portrait in 1764. She was introduced to London society by Lady Wentworth in 1766 and subsequently painted portraits of Queen Charlotte and Christian VII of Denmark and decorated a room at Frogmore. She married the Count de Horn in 1767, but he was already married and they were separated by 1768. Without a husband or children she was able to maintain an incredibly heavy workload and achieved exceptional eminence for a woman artist of her day. Kauffmann herself was painted twice by Sir Joshua Reynolds and she was one of only two women to be elected a founder member of the Royal Academy (1769-97). She was also commissioned to paint the ceiling of Somerset House (then the site of the Royal Academy). After Horn's death she married Antonio Zucchi, leaving England in 1781 to live the rest of her life in Rome. Her funeral was superintended by Canova in Rome and two of her paintings were carried in procession in emulation of Raphael's funeral. This painting is certainly in the manner of Kauffmann, demonstrating her characteristic loosely handled clothing and delicate facial features. | Subjects: | portrait (female) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Kauffmann, Angelica (Swiss painter and printmaker, 1741-1807) Æ Attributed to manner of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8321... | Go to resource |
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