Angelica Kauffmann 1741-1807 is in Painters.
On 30 Oct 1741 Angelica Kauffmann was born in Chur Graubünden.
In 1742 Angelica Kauffmann moved to Morbegno Sondrio Lombardy.
In 1762 Angelica Kauffmann (age 20) became a member of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze.
In 1766 Angelica Kauffmann (age 24) was persuaded by Baroness Wentworth (age 13), wife of the Ambassador to Venice to accompany her to England. The identity of Baroness Wentworth is somewhat difficult. Probably Mary Henley Countess Ligonier (age 13) daughter of Robert Henley 1st Earl Northington who subsequently married Thomas Noel 2nd Viscount Wentworth (age 42) in 1788.
1767 Angelica Kauffmann (age 25). Portrait of Frances Elizabeth Greville Lady Harpur (age 22).
Frances Elizabeth Greville Lady Harpur: On 11 May 1744 she was born to Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick (age 24) and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick (age 24). In 1762 Henry Harpur 6th Baronet (age 23) and Frances Elizabeth Greville Lady Harpur (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Francis Greville 1st Earl Brooke Warwick Castle 1st Earl Warwick (age 42) and Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Brooke Warwick Castle and Warwick (age 42).
On 06 Apr 1825 Frances Elizabeth Greville Lady Harpur (age 80) died.
On 10 Dec 1768 the Royal Academy was founded through a personal act of King George III (age 30) "to establish a school or academy of design for the use of students in the arts" with an annual exhibition.
The founder members included:
Joshua Reynolds (age 45); President.
Angelica Kauffmann (age 27); one of two female founding members.
Nathaniel Dance-Holland (age 33)
Francis Cotes (age 42)
Thomas Gainsborough (age 41)
William Tyler (age 40)
William Hoare (age 61)
Johan Joseph Zoffany (age 35).
1770 to 1775. Angelica Kauffmann (age 28). Self-Portrait.
1772 Angelica Kauffmann (age 30). "The Ely Family Group". Portrait of Henry Loftus 1st Earl of Ely (age 62) and Frances Monroe Countess of Ely, and their nieces Frances Monroe, seated at the harpsichord playing an aria from 'La Buona Figliuola' by Niccolo Piccini, a popular hit in Dublin at the time and Dorothea "Dolly" Monroe.
Frances Monroe Countess of Ely: She was born to Henry Monroe of Roe's Hall in Down. In 1745 Henry Loftus 1st Earl of Ely (age 35) and she were married. On 12 Nov 1769 Nicholas Hume-Loftus 2nd Earl of Ely (age 31) died. Earl of Ely in Wicklow 1C 1766 extinct. His uncle Henry Loftus 1st Earl of Ely (age 59) succeeded 4th Viscount Loftus of Ely 2C 1756, 4th Baron Loftus of Loftus Hall in Wexford. She by marriage Viscountess Loftus of Ely. In 1771 Henry Loftus 1st Earl of Ely (age 61) was created 1st Earl of Ely in Wicklow 2C 1771. She by marriage Countess of Ely in Wicklow. In 1774 she died.
Frances Monroe: She was born to Henry Monroe of Roe's Hall in Down.
Dorothea "Dolly" Monroe: She was born to Henry Monroe of Roe's Hall in Down.
1772 Angelica Kauffmann (age 30). Portrait of Granville Leveson-Gower 1st Marquess Stafford (age 50) and his family.
1772 Angelica Kauffmann (age 30). Portrait of Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 24).
Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon: In 1748 she was born to William Maxwell. On 18 Oct 1767 Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 24) and Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Gordon. He the son of Cosmo George Gordon 3rd Duke Gordon and Catherine Gordon Duchess Gordon (age 49). On 14 Apr 1812 Jane Maxwell Duchess Gordon (age 64) died.
Around 1773. Daniel Gardner (age 23). Portrait of Angelica Kauffmann (age 31).
Ariadne: Ariadne was a Cretan princess. She helped Theseus escape the Minotaur but was abandoned by him on the island of Naxos.
1774 Angelica Kauffmann (age 32). Portrait of Alexander Gordon 4th Duke Gordon (age 30).
1776 Angelica Kauffmann (age 34). Portrait of Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (age 23), Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Derby (age 22) and their son Edward Smith-Stanley 13th Earl of Derby.
1786 Angelica Kauffmann (age 44). Portrait of Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire (age 28).
Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire: In 1758 she was born to Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol (age 27) and Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol (age 25).
In 1809 William Cavendish 5th Duke Devonshire (age 61) and Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire (age 51) were married. She by marriage Duchess Devonshire. She the daughter of Frederick Augustus Hervey 4th Earl Bristol and Elizabeth Davers Countess Bristol. He the son of William Cavendish 4th Duke Devonshire and Charlotte Elizabeth Boyle Marchioness Hartington.
In 1824 Elizabeth Christiana Hervey Duchess Devonshire (age 66) died.
1787. Angelica Kauffmann (age 45). Portrait of Princess Augusta Charlotte Hanover (age 49).
Princess Augusta Charlotte Hanover: On 31 Jul 1737 she was born to Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales (age 30) and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 17). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1764 Charles William Ferdinand Brunswick Bevern (age 28) and Princess Augusta Charlotte Hanover (age 26) were married. She the daughter of Frederick Louis Hanover Prince of Wales and Augusta Saxe Coburg Altenburg (age 44). She a granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. Before 1813 Mary Taylour (age 31) was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to Princess Augusta Charlotte Hanover (age 75). On 23 Mar 1813 Princess Augusta Charlotte Hanover (age 75) died.
1794. Angelica Kauffmann (age 52). "Bacchus and Ariadne".
1800. Angelica Kauffmann (age 58). Portrait of Anna von Escher van Muralt.
1800. Angelica Kauffmann (age 58). Self-Portrait.
In or before 1807 Angelica Kauffmann (age 65). Portrait of Mary Welch (age 63).
Mary Welch: In 1743 she was born. In 1777 Joseph Nollekens (age 39) and Mary Welch (age 34) were married. In 1817 Mary Welch (age 74) died.
Before 05 Nov 1807 Angelica Kauffmann (age 66). Portrait of John Campbell 1st Marquess Breadalbane (age 45).
Before 05 Nov 1807. Angelica Kauffmann (age 66). Portrait of Eleanor Todd (age 45).
Eleanor Todd: In 1762 she was born to Anthony Todd. On 15 Aug 1782 James Maitland 8th Earl Lauderdale (age 23) and Eleanor Todd (age 20) were married. He the son of John Maitland 7th Earl Lauderdale (age 64) and Mary Turner Lombe Countess Launderdale. In 1856 Eleanor Todd (age 94) died.
On 05 Nov 1807 Angelica Kauffmann (age 66) died in Rome.
