The historic gallery of portraits and paintings: and biographical review : containing a brief account of the lives of the moost celebrated men, in every age and country : and graphic imitations of the fines specimens of the arts, ancient and modern : with remarks, critical and explanatory (Band 7) (London: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1811)

ANGELICA KAUFFMAN.

Mary Angelica Kauffman was born at Coira,
in the country of the Grisons, in 1742. She was the
daughter of Joseph Kauffman, portrait painter, a na-
tive of Bregentz, upon the lake of Constance, from
whom she received lessons in painting and music. This
latter art, for some time, took entire possession of her
mind; but journeying with her father to Milan, she
applied herself seriously to the study of painting, and
copied a great number of works of the principal Italian
masters. From Milan she repaired to Naples, in 1763,
and from thence to Rome, in which city she prosecuted
her labours with great success. In 1765 she came Jo
England, where her reputation had preceded her : she
was elected a royal academician in 1767 ; and received
from the members of the society all the consideration
due to her talents.
During her residence in England, Angelica married ;
but having been unfortunate in her choice, the con-
nexion was only productive of unhappiness. On her
return to Rome she entered again into wedlock, which
proved more felicitous than the former union.
Few females have painted history with so much ad-
vantage as Angelica Kauffman. Her figures, of me-
dium size, are light and graceful, her compositions
poetical and ingenious, and her expressions, in gene-
ral, happy and sprightly. Her colouring was soft
and harmonious, and in the best manner of the mo-
dern Italians. In her latter years she gave more