Angelica Kauffman | |
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 Self-portrait by Kauffman, 1770–75 | |
| Born | Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann 30 October 1741 |
| Died | 5 November 1807 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Neoclassicism |
| Spouses | |
| Father | Joseph Johann Kauffmann |
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Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann RA (/ˈkaʊfmən/ KOWF-mən; 30 October 1741 – 5 November 1807), usually known in English as Angelica Kauffman,[a] was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Remembered primarily as a history painter, Kauffman was a skilled portraitist, landscape and decoration painter. She was, along with Mary Moser, one of two female painters among the founding members of the Royal Academy in London in 1768.[2][3]
- ^ Roworth 1992, p. 193.
- ^ The Royal Academy n.d.
- ^ NMWA n.d.
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