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Angelica Kauffmann collection [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1766-1781.

Reference:

R10301-0-6-E

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

200651

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Angelica Kauffmann collection
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Collection includes:

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Date(s):

1766-1781.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2 paintings oil 76.5 x 63.5 cm.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English

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Collection consists of oil paintings entitled "An Eskimo Man" and "An Eskimo Woman" presumed to have been commissioned by Sir Joseph Banks and done in London with studio models wearing Eskimo costumes acquired during the Cartwright Expedition of 1766. Works are by Angelica Kauffman.

Provenance:

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Kauffmann, Angelica, 1740-1807

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Kauffmann, Angelica, 1740-1807 : Angelica Kauffmann, (1741-1807), was a Swiss-born painter who studied and lived primarily in Italy and in England from 1766-1781. She is one of two female founding members of the Royal Academy.

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General note:

Received in 1978 from Heim Gallery, London, England.

Citation/reference note:

"An Eskimo Woman" reproduced in "The Archivist" May-June 1978, Vol. 5, No. 3., Both works reproduced in exhibition catalogue "A Place in History: Twenty Years of Acquiring Paintings, Drawings, and prints at the National Archives of Canada" (Ottawa: National Archives 1991).

Exhibitions note:

Both works included in "A Place in History." 30 October 1990-31 March 1991. National Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

Source:

Private

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1978-023 PIC
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Graphic (art)

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Oil paintings: No restrictions on use. Copyright expired; Crown copyright on reproductions. Credit: Government of Canada contribution under the terms of Cultural Property Export and Import Act. Documents must be consulted under close supervision for conservation purposes.

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