Anna Tonelli

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Anna Tonelli
Born Anna Nistri
c. 1763
Florence, Italy
Died 22 July 1846
Florence, Italy
Other names Anna Nistri Tonelli
Known for painting

Anna Tonelli, née Anna Nistri (c. 1763 – 1846)[1] was an Italian portrait painter, active in the late 18th century and early 19th century primarily in Florence and London.[2] She often worked on miniature painting, watercolors, and pastels.

Biography

Tipu Sultan seated on his throne (1800) by Anna Tonelli
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Portrait of Charlotte Percy, Duchess of Northumberland by Anna Tonelli, (circa 1790)

Anna Nistri was born circa 1763 in Florence, Italy.[2] In 1785, she married Italian violinist and composer, it:Luigi Tonelli and together they had two children. It is thought she received training in fine art from Giuseppe Piattoli in Florence.[2]

Early in her career she painted portraits of Henry Blundell and Edward Clive, Earl of Powis.[2] From 1794, she lived in London, where she taught the Clive's children in drawing and exhibited twice at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1794 and 1797.[2] From 1798 to 1801, she accompanied the Clive family a trip to India, where she worked primarily in watercolors.[2] After the trip to India she returned to Italy to be with her family.[2]

Her work is included in public museum collections including the British Museum,[3] the Holburne Museum,[4] National Gallery of Art,[5] among others.

References

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