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Angelica Kauffmann

The Muse

1766
Etching with aquatint, on ivory laid paper
19.5 × 15.5 cm (7.7 × 6.1 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

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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