Angelica Kauffman, R.A. 1741-1807

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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.