Madame Catalani
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Summary
: K1051
: Fine Art
: painting
: Madame Catalani
: SHARPLES, Rolinda
: an oil painting on board, showing: a three-quarter length portrait of a seated Angelica Catalani (1780-1849), Italian opera singer; in Ellen Sharples's (mother of the artist) diary for February 1814, she records "Went to a concert to hear Md Catalina [sic] on the 11th ..." however, this work was not painted until at least 1821, probably when Madame Catalani performed at a music festival held in Bristol from 30 October onwards; the soprano was also resident in Bath at this time
Current Location
On Display at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Gallery 7
: City of Bristol Collection
: circa 1821
: circa 1821
: [Book] Quick, Richard. 1910. Catalogue of the Sharples Collection of Pastel Portraits and Oil Paintings. 1. 32.: [Book] Knox, Katharine M. 1930. The Sharples: their Portraits of George Washington and his Contemporaries. 1. 134.: [Book] Greenacre, Francis W. 1973. The Bristol School of Artists : Francis Danby and Painting in Bristol 1810-1840. 1. 276.: Purchased, 1931