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Painting
John Monck (1735-1809)
Angelica Kauffmann, 1741 - 1807
Kauffmann, Angelica
Switzerland
1741 - 1807
Female
39 x 29 in. (99.1 x 73.7 cm)
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Oil
Oil
1764
1764
1764
1600-1800, 18th century, men, paintings, portraits
Painting
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]
lower left, in image, on edge of tabletop
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