Angelica Kauffmann, a Swiss painter, was born on October 30, 1741. She had a successful career in London and Rome, remembered primarily as a history painter, and was also a skilled portraitist, landscape, and decoration painter. Kauffman was one of two female founding members of the Royal Academy of Art in London in 1768.
Angelica Kauffmann's legacy lies in her trailblazing contributions as a female artist in a predominantly male-dominated field during the 18th century.
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