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 :. | Selbstbidnis | Weibliche Halbfigur mit Turban | Bildnis Konsul Isaac Jamineau | Bildnis Miss Mosley Fruhe 1770er-Jahre | Ganymed und der Adler |
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Emanuel Salomon Friedberg
painted Jews Taking Snuff in 1885
Louis-Auguste Girardot
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Madame Elie
Active in France during the 19the Century