Rev. Matthew William Peters R.A. Portrait Of Catherine Schindlerin Circa.1775 Swans Chalk and Stump Drawing

Chalk and Stump Drawing

British School 18th

perhaps a gift from Lady Hamilton and Nelson

confirmed as Principal Painter to Queen Anne in 1702 and to George I in 1714

Rev. Matthew William Peters R.A. Portrait Of Catherine Schindlerin Circa.1775 Swans Chalk and Stump DrawingThe Reverend Matthew William Peters R. A. 1742 1814. 18th. Century British School. Oil on canvas. Circa. 1775. Portrait of Catherine Schindlerin. After the original composition by Sir Joshua Reynolds P. R. A. 1723 1792. Schindlerin was a pupil of the notable male soprano Venanzio Rauzzini, who had first encountered her in Austria, and sang with her in Italy in 1773. In 1774, Rauzzini brought her to London where she first appeared as Prima Donna in