KAUFFMANN, Angelica
(b. 1741, Chur, d. 1807, Roma)

Self-Portrait

1787
Oil on canvas, 128 x 94 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The plush purple drapery behind her may refer to the high-born Europeans and Russians who commissioned portraits by Kauffmann and acquired her history paintings. It surely represents the refined colours for which she was famous.