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Angelica Kauffmann
Swiss, 1741 - 1807
John Monck (1735-1809), 1764
Swiss Painting
Oil on canvas
39 in. x 29 in. (99.06 cm x 73.66 cm)
Women's Council Acquisition Fund, on the occasion of the Council's 40th Anniversary, 80.56
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John Monck was the Master of the Ceremonies in Bath, England, a position that charged him with organizing events, introducing guests and maintaining order in the spa town. Angelica Kauffmann painted this portrait in Italy rather than Monck’s native England, which suggests that he was on a gentleman’s “Grand Tour” of Europe. The Italian painter Pompeo Batoni painted Monck’s portrait in the same year, indicating that he must have spent enough time in Italy for two rounds of sittings.
Although Kauffmann was only 23 years old when she painted Monck’s portrait, she was well into her career, as she had begun painting professionally as a teenager.
[Gallery label text, 2008]
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