Juno

1770, published 1780

Angelica Kauffmann

Associated Names
Angelica Kauffmann

Artist, Swiss, 1741 - 1807

John Boydell

Publisher, British, 1719 - 1804

The image shows a woman seated from the side, leaning on her left elbow on a ledge. Her right hand is on top of her left arm. Her head is slightly tilted to the left with a gentle expression, soft facial features, and wavy hair styled back with a headdress. She wears a gown with puffed sleeves and draping. In the background, there is a sculpted surface with a garland on the left and a peacock behind her on the right. The peacock's plume adds detail to the composition. The overall tone of the image is earthy and warm.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.5 x 16.7 cm (8 7/16 x 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.1.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Andresen 1864-1878, no. 9, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1856

  • LeBlanc 1856, no.6.

1864

  • Andresen, Andreas. Der deutsche Peintre-Graveur, oder die deutschen Maler als Kupferstecher nach ihrem Leben und ihren Werken. Leipzig: Verlag von Alexander Danz., 1878; vol. V, no. 9, iv/iv.

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 183, fig. 9.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Angelica Kauffman fec Lon; lower center in plate faintly legible: Published Oct 1.1780

Wikidata ID

Q74875948

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