The Muse

Prints and Drawings

1766

Angelica Kauffmann
Swiss, 1741-1807

One of the most gifted woman artists of the 18th century, Kauffmann studied in Italy but had settled in London by 1766, where she was one of two female founding members of the Royal Academy in 1769.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Angelica Kauffmann
Title: The Muse
Place: Switzerland (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1766
Medium: Etching with aquatint, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 19.5 × 15.5 cm (7 11/16 × 6 1/8 in.); Plate: 21.5 × 16.5 cm (8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.); Sheet: 23.5 × 18.5 cm (9 5/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Sondra Ward Eisenberg in honor of the Docent Program of The Art Institute of Chicago
Reference Number: 1991.129
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