Unusual early 20th century mahogany screen
Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807)
A brass- mounted three-leaf mahogany screen,
inset with eighteenth century engravings of
mythological scenes from paintings by
Angelica Kauffman (1741 – 1807)
The screen – Early 20th century.
Each panel: Height 63½ in / 161 cm
Width 19¾ in / 50 cm
Complete width 59 in / 150 cm
The engravings – Late 18th century
The Nursing of Bacchus
Cupid and Bacchanals
Cupid’s Pastime
Stipple engravings by Robert Thew, and
G.S. & J.G. Francis from paintings by
Angelica Kauffman
Published in 1783 by John Boydell,
Engraver in Cheapside, London
Provenance: The Bourbon-Parma Family