Bed Cover
late 18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Angelica Kauffman was a Swiss-born painter who worked exclusively in England. She was a popular portraitist and also painted mythological scenes taken from ancient Greek and Roman literature. The three scenes printed on this fabric were originally drawn by her and engraved by W W Ryland, and were published in 1778. They depict figures and a chariot taken from 'The Triumph of Venus'; female figures adorning a statue from 'The Sacrifice to Pan'; and three nymphs crowning a bust of Mercury.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plate-printed linen, quilted |
| Brief description | Printed fustian, late 18th century, English, after a design by Angelica Kauffman |
| Physical description | Linen fustian plate-printed with scenes of a classical theme set amongst monuments and quilted. |
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| Summary | Angelica Kauffman was a Swiss-born painter who worked exclusively in England. She was a popular portraitist and also painted mythological scenes taken from ancient Greek and Roman literature. The three scenes printed on this fabric were originally drawn by her and engraved by W W Ryland, and were published in 1778. They depict figures and a chariot taken from 'The Triumph of Venus'; female figures adorning a statue from 'The Sacrifice to Pan'; and three nymphs crowning a bust of Mercury. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.204-1958 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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