Angelika Kauffmann
1741-1807,Swiss neoclassical painter and graphic artist. From her youth she was known for her artistic, musical, and linguistic abilities. She went to England, where she enjoyed success as a fashionable portrait painter and decorator. A protegee of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Kauffman was one of the original members of the Royal Academy. She often decorated houses designed by the Adam brothers. After her marriage in 1781 to the Venetian painter Antonio Zucchi, she lived in Italy, where she flourished in artistic and literary circles. Reynolds, Winckelmann, Goethe, and Garrick commissioned her to paint their portraits. Representative works include Religion (National Gall., London); Self-Portrait (Staatliche Museen, Berlin); and the etchings of L'Allegra and La Pensierosa. The British Museum has a collection of her drawings and prints. Related Paintings of Angelika Kauffmann :. | Kopie nach Joseph Hickel Kaiser Joseph | Ganymed und der Adler | Telemach auf der insel der Kalypso | Selbstbidnis mit Zeichenstift | Allegorie des Sommers | Related Artists: Guglielmo GirardiThe period of 1465-1535
Josephus Laurentius Dyckmanspainted The Blind Beggar in 1853
William de la Montagne CaryAmerican, 1840-1922
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