Portrait of Louise Henrietta Campbell, Later Lady Scarlett, as The Muse of Literature. Angelica Kauf
Portrait of Louise Henrietta Campbell, Later Lady Scarlett, as The Muse of Literature. Angelica Kauffman (Austrian, 1741-1807). Oil on canvas.Campbell, later the wife of James Scarlett, the foremost barrister of his age, is depicted as the muse of literature. She holds a pen and scroll, on which she is writing a story, a play, a poem, or perhaps a philosophical treatise. She is given the instruments of culture, indicating her training and intelligence. -- source link
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