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After Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807)
Angelica Kauffman as 'Hope' 1800-30
Watercolour on ivory | 10.0 x 7.8 cm (sight) (sight) | RCIN 422178
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This is a copy of Angelica Kauffmann’s self-portrait in the Academy of St Luke in Rome. She is leaning on an anchor, the traditional attribute of Hope. It was engraved by William Wynne Ryland in 1775 with four lines from Alexander Pope, beginning: ‘Hope springs eternal in the human breast …’
The identity of the artist is unknown.
Provenance
First recorded in the inventories in 1844
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
10.0 x 7.8 cm (sight) (sight)
14.2 x 10.2 cm (frame, external)
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Featured in
ExhibitionPortrait of the Artist: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Portrait of the Artist showcases works from artists including Rembrandt, Rubens, Freud and Hockney
