Angelica Kauffman Stipple Engraving Late 18th Century

A very fine Angelica Kauffman Stipple Engraving from the late 18th Century on laid paper, in a beautiful 19th century gilded frame. Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann {10-30-1741-11-05-1807}, known in English as Angelica Kauffman, was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Remembered primarily as a history painter, she was a skilled portraitist, landscape and decoration painter. She was one of the two female founding members of the Royal Academy in London in 1768.

This beautiful stipple engraving was done by Gabriel Scorodomoff, a Russian Empire engraver, a most notable printmaker trained in England 1773-82 under Bartolozzi-he was the first Russian-born artist to gain international acclaim. This highly accomplished etching shows Abelard and Eloisa surprised by Fulbert. The original artist and sculptor have been named in the plate. In good antique condition, the frame has some gesso loss and was most likely re-gilded here and there as shown

• Measures 15-3/4" x 1-14".