Anna Tonelli

[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.

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