Lot 179
- 179
Angelica Kauffman, R.A. 1741-1807
Estimate
18,000 - 24,000 GBP
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Description
- Angelica Kauffman, R.A.
- Conjugal Peace
- oil on canvas
- 76 by 63.5cm., 30 by 25in.
- ENGRAVED: As an oval by Thomas Burke in 1779.
Exhibited
Possibly Royal Academy, 1779, no. 166
Catalogue Note
It has been pointed out the the lady's gesture of gathering part of her headdress over her breast is based on Raphael's La Donna Velata (Pitti Palace, Florence) and is a symbol of conjugal chastity.