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Angelica Kauffmann, R. A. Her Life and Her Works

Name: Angelica Kauffmann, R. A. Her Life and Her Works
Author: Lady Victoria Manners and Dr. G. C. Williamson

Book Description

First edition, limited to 1000 copies. "With seventy-nine illustrations in colour and black & white." Original brownish-grey boards and white buckram spine (lightly soiled) and gilt titled burgundy label (trifle rubbed). Spine tips worn; shadow of earlier label removed from lower spine. Top edge stained blackish-grey; others uncut. From a Montreal heritage library, with its bookplate and "For reference..." inkstamp on front & rear end-papers. Neat ink accession number at bottom of p.1 and blind-embossed stamp at p.9. Contents excellent, without any other library markings.

Dealer Notes

Angelica Kauffmann (1741 - 1807) was one of the founding members – of which only two were women – of the Royal Academy. She was a fine portraitist and decorative artist, skilled in the historical and allegorical styles. This biography also contains a detailed list of her works, including those exhibited at the Royal Academy.
NB. Heavy volume; requires additional postage.

Author Lady Victoria Manners and Dr. G. C. Williamson

Date 1924

Binding Original cloth

Publisher London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited

Condition Near fine copy.

Pages 268 + 4 pp. publisher's ads

Price: £95.00

Offered by Wilfrid de Freitas

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