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This portrait depicts the artist Angelica Kauffmann, apparently taking a pause while painting. Although executed in oil, its light chalky tones resemble pastel or gouache, materials with which the painter Daniel Gardner is more commonly associated. The identification of Kauffmann as the sitter has been widely accepted since the late 19th century, when the portrait was first engraved. The work may have been painted in around 1773, while Gardner was working in the studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds, a great admirer of Kauffmann. Angelica Kauffman was born in Switzerland; the daughter of Johann Joseph Kauffmann, an Austrian painter. In 1742 her family moved to Italy. She enjoyed a successful career in Italy and England, excelling in allegorical, mythological and historical subjects.
Title
Angelica Kauffmann (1741–1807), RA
Date
c.1773
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 63.7 x W 55.7 cm
Accession number
17411
Acquisition method
purchased from Sotheby's, 1999
Work type
Painting
Government Art Collection
Queen's Yard, 179A Tottenham Court Road, London, Greater London W1T 7PA England
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