Elisabeth Sophie Cheron
(1648-1711)French painter who was elected to the Royal Academy.
Teresa del Po
(1649-1716)A Roman artist taught by her father, her daughter also became a painter. She's best known for a few mythological scenes that survive and she also painted portraits.
Susan Penelope Rosse
(1652-1700)English miniaturist, she painted portraits for the court of Charles II.
Luisa Ignacia Roldan
(1656-1704)A Spanish sculptor, she became "Sculptor of the Chamber" to Charles II. Her husband Luis Antonio de los Arcos was also a sculptor.
Anne Killigrew
(1660-1685)Portrait painter at the court of James II of England, Anne Killigrew was also a published poet. Dryden wrote a eulogy for her.
Rachel Ruysch
(1664-1750)Ruysch, a Dutch painter, painted flowers in a realistic style, probably influenced by her father, a botanist. Her teacher was Willem van Aelst, and she worked primarily in Amsterdam. She was court painter in Düsseldorf from 1708, patronized by the Elector Palatine. Mother of ten and wife of painter Juriaen Pool, she painted until she was in her 80s. Her flower paintings tend to have dark backgrounds with a brightly-lighted center.
Giovanna Fratellini
(Marmocchini Cortesi)(1666-1731)
Italian painter who trained with Livio Mehus and Pietro Dandini, then Ippolito Galantini, Domenico Tempesti and Anton Domenico Gabbiani. Many members of the Italian nobility commissioned portraits.
Anna Waser
(1675-1713?)From Switzerland, she was known primarily as a miniaturist, for which she was acclaimed throughout Europe. She was a child prodigy, painting a notable self-portrait at age at age 12.
Rosalba Carriera
(Rosalba Charriera)(1675-1757)
A Venice-born portrait artist who worked in pastel. She was elected to the Royal Academy in 1720.
