Person    | Female  Born 30/10/1741  Died 5/11/1807

Angelica Kauffman

Categories: Art

Countries: Switzerland

Painter. Born Switzerland. Arrived in London in 1766 and was quickly successful. Lived in Golden Square with her father. One of only two women amongst the founders of the Royal Academy of Arts. Married in 1781, but retained her own name and via a contract she kept control of her own considerable wealth, and she continued her career - all very rare at the time. A few days after the marriage the couple and the wife's father moved to Rome where she remained for the rest of her life and where she died. Our picture is a self-portrait.

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Angelica Kauffman

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Spirit of Soho Mural

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Tate Galleries

Tate Galleries

Four art galleries. The original was founded in Millbank in 1897, as the National Gallery of British Art. It was renamed in 1932 after Henry Tate who had laid the foundations for the collection. Ta...

Group, Art, Museums / Libraries

1 memorial
Sir Edwin Landseer

Sir Edwin Landseer

Painter and sculptor especially of animals. Born 88 Queen Anne Street East, Marylebone. Died at home, 18 St John's Wood Road.

Person, Art, Sculpture

1 memorial
Charles Brooking

Charles Brooking

Marine painter. Possibly born near Deptford.

Person, Art

1 memorial
William Shipley

William Shipley

Drawing master, social reformer and inventor. Wikipedia's page differs significantly from the Oxford Dictionary of National Bigraphy. They agree that he was born in Kent and trained as a painter. H...

Person, Art, Science

1 memorial
Francis Owen Salisbury

Francis Owen Salisbury

Painter. Born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Known as Frank, his forte was in portraiture and he also painted over forty large canvases of historical and national events. He also produced a large qua...

Person, Art, Craft / Design

2 memorials

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Borough Market

Borough Market

It was first mentioned in 1276, although there are claims that it has been in existence since 1014. The present buildings were designed in 1851 and an art deco entrance in Southwark Street was adde...

Place, Commerce, Food & Drink

4 memorials
Westminster City Council

Westminster City Council

The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...

Group, Politics & Administration

183 memorials
St George's German Church - Alie Street

St George's German Church - Alie Street

E1, Alie Street, St George's German Lutheran Church

The church's information board includes: "Built by the German Community in 1763. Restored 2004. Owned by the Historic Chapels Trust". Th...

1 subject commemorated
German Lutheran church in Hanbury Street

German Lutheran church in Hanbury Street

Occupied the building until sometime between 1818 and 1828. See German Lutheran church in London for an overview.

Group, Religion, Germany

2 memorials