Angelica Le Gru Perotti

Angelica Le Gru Perotti
Born1719 (1719)
Verona, Italy
Died1 September 1776(1776-09-01) (aged 56–57)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityItalian
Known forPainting
MovementRococo
SpouseP. A. Perotti

Angelica Le Gru Perotti (1719 – 1 September 1776) was an Italian painter and pastellist of the Rococo period, active at first in Northern Italy and Venice.[1]

She was born into a family of painters, including her father, the portraitist Stefano Le Gru, and her three brothers, Giuseppe, Tommaso, and Lodovico.[2] Le Gru trained with painter Rosalba Carriera in Venice. She married the painter Pietro Antonio Perotti. In 1768, the Perottis moved to London.[3] Angelica Perotti worked mainly in pastel. She exhibited at least five works at the Royal Academy in 1772 and 1775.[2] She is best known for pastel portraits she completed in London, similar to the voyages of Rosalba Carriera.[3]

References

  1. ^ "LE GRU-PEROTTI, Angelica in Benezit Dictionary of Artists". Oxford Index. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Jeffares, Neil (2006). Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800 (PDF). Norwich: Unicorn Press. ISBN 9780906290866.
  3. ^ a b "LE GRU-PEROTTI, Angelica (died 1776), Painter, pastellist". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2006. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00106887. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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