The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 135
ius of Le Kain was more solid than brilliant; hisjudgment was correct, and his heart excellent; andthough accused at times of avarice, many unfortunatepersons experienced proofs of his liberality. Voltairecalled him his Grand Acteur, his Garrick, his enfantcheri, received him every year with much… … ANGELICA KAUFFMAN. Mary Angelica Kauffman was born at Coira, inthe country of the Grisons, in 1742. She was the daugh-ter of Joseph Kauffman, portrait painter, a native ofBregentz, upon the lake of Constance, from whom shereceived lessons in painting and music. This latter art,for some time, took…
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