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Drawing
Angelica Kauffman, born 1741 - died 1807 - Enlarge image
Drawing
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, UK (possibly, drawn)
Rome, Italy (possibly, drawn) - Date:
18th - early 19th century (drawn)
- Artist/Maker:
Angelica Kauffman, born 1741 - died 1807 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
drawn in Indian ink and bistre, washed and heightened with white
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
- Museum number:
DYCE.743
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case DG, shelf 3
Physical description
Landscape, with three of the Muses; the centre one is about to hang her lyre on the branch of a tree; the second seated near, has a flageolet lying at her feet; the third is in the distance - drawing; Drawn in Indian ink and bistre, washed and heightened with white.
Place of Origin
Great Britain, UK (possibly, drawn)
Rome, Italy (possibly, drawn)
Date
18th - early 19th century (drawn)
Artist/maker
Angelica Kauffman, born 1741 - died 1807 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
drawn in Indian ink and bistre, washed and heightened with white
Dimensions
Height: 8.6 in, Width: 10.7 in
Descriptive line
Kauffman, Angelica (RA); Landscape, with three of the Muses; Drawn in Indian ink and bistre, washed and heightened with white; English School; 18th - early 19th century.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
The full text of the entry is as follows:
'ENGLISH SCHOOL.
...
ANGELICA MARIA CATHERINE KAUFFMAN, R.A.
Painter and Etcher.
Born at Coire, the capital of the Grisons, in 1740; worked in London and Rome.
Died at Rome in 1807.
...
LANDSCAPE, with three of the Muses; the centre one is about to hang her lyre to the branch of a tree; the second seated near, has a flageolet lying at her feet; the third is in the distance - drawing. Indian ink and bistre, washed and heightened with white. 743
Width, 10 8/12 inches. Height, 8 7/12 inches.'
Materials
Paper; Indian ink; Bistre
Techniques
Drawing (image-making); Wash technique
Subjects depicted
Women; Landscapes (representations); Lyre; Muses; Flageolet
Categories
Drawings
Collection code
PDP
