Portraits in the Characters of the Muses in the Temple of Apollo
by Richard Samuel
oil on canvas, 1778
National Portrait Gallery, London
Displayed at the Royal Academy in 1779, the painting portrays nine contemporary creative women, celebrating their achievements. Two authors whose work features in Rooms of Our Own are pictured: Hannah More and Catherine Macaulay.
Left to right: Elizabeth Carter (translator of the classics and poet); Anna Letitia Barbauld (poet and writer); Angelica Kauffmann (artist); Elizabeth Sheridan (the singer); Charlotte Lennox (novelist and poet); Hannah More (the playwright); Elizabeth Montagu (literary critic); Elizabeth Griffith (novelist and playwright); Catherine Macaulay (the historian).
oil on canvas, 1778
National Portrait Gallery, London
Displayed at the Royal Academy in 1779, the painting portrays nine contemporary creative women, celebrating their achievements. Two authors whose work features in Rooms of Our Own are pictured: Hannah More and Catherine Macaulay.
Left to right: Elizabeth Carter (translator of the classics and poet); Anna Letitia Barbauld (poet and writer); Angelica Kauffmann (artist); Elizabeth Sheridan (the singer); Charlotte Lennox (novelist and poet); Hannah More (the playwright); Elizabeth Montagu (literary critic); Elizabeth Griffith (novelist and playwright); Catherine Macaulay (the historian).
Portraits in the Characters of the Muses in the Temple of Apollo
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