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The Artist in the Character of Design Listening to the Inspiration of Poetry

Angelica Kauffman1782

English Heritage

English Heritage
United Kingdom

Two women seated by a pillar. One in white holds a pen and paper, and the other in red and gold holds a musical instrument.

Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann (30 October 1741 – 5 November 1807), usually known in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Remembered primarily as a history painter, Kauffmann was a skilled portraitist, landscape and decoration painter. She was one of the two female founding members of the Royal Academy in London in 1768.

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  • Title: The Artist in the Character of Design Listening to the Inspiration of Poetry
  • Creator: Angelica Kauffmann
  • Date Created: 1782
  • Location: Kenwood House
  • Physical Dimensions: Framed: h 763 mm x w 763 mm x d 66 mm, Unframed: h 612 mm x w 612 mm
  • Type: Painting
  • Original Source: KENWOOD
  • Rights: English Heritage
  • Medium: Oil on Canvas
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