Self-portrait
Angelica Kauffman RA (Chur 1741 – Rome 1807)
National Trust Inventory Number 872132
| Category |
Paintings |
| Date |
circa 1764 |
| Materials |
Oil on canvas |
| Measurements |
889 x 686 mm (35 x 27in) |
| Place of origin |
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Angelica Kauffman produced a number of self-portraits during her lifetime, most of which portray her as the consummate artist, active at her easel or with a sketchbook in hand. Kauffman was also a talented musician, said to be a musical prodigy, and in this early work she depicts herself at leisure, playing a guitar with music open on a table to her right.
Summary description
Oil painting on canvas, Self-portrait by Angelica Kauffman RA (Chur 1741 – Rome 1807), circa 1764. A half-length to the right, head facing, in white dress, blue cloak and lace headdress, playing a guitar, a score of music beside her on the table.
Provenance
Accepted by the Treasury in part payment of death-duties from the executors of Edmund Robert Parker, 4th Earl of Morley (1877-1951) and transferred to the Trust in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Inscribed top left: Angelica Kauffman
Recto: Inscribed top left: Angelica Kauffman
Inscribed top right: Angelica Kauffman / pinxit.
Makers and roles
Angelica Kauffman RA (Chur 1741 – Rome 1807), artist
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