Yet even Florence was regarded by her only as a place of preparatory study; the great goal of her ambition was Rome. Thither she went in 1763, and her usual good fortune followed her. She went through a course of perspective the following year. The immortal Winkelmann was then in the midst of his great work of breathing new life into ancient art, and it was his delight to interpret the inspiration for others, and to promote social intercourse and a good understanding among artists. It was not long ere the youthful votary became acquainted with this great man. It was beautiful to see the friendship that subsisted between this girl of eighteen, in the fresh bloom of life, and the experienced man of sixty, who had spent so many years of labor in his profession: she brilliant and ardent, full of hope and enthusiasm--his brow furrowed with study and reflection; both inspired by the same spirit; both having felt the same ardent desire to visit the Eternal City. Angelica found both pleasure and profit in Winkelmann’s society, always in the company of her friend, the wife of Raphael Mengs. A portrait of him, painted by her at this time, and afterward engraved by her, amply proved, by its excellent likeness, vivid coloring, and vigorous touch, and, above all, by its spiritual expression, how thoroughly she had comprehended the spirit of the greatest disciples of art. Winkelmann announced to his friends, not without evident satisfaction, that his portrait had been painted “by a young and beautiful woman.” Ere long, a command to copy some paintings in the royal gallery at Naples called her to that city, so favored by the beauty of its situation and the charm of its climate. Here she gained new ideas in the contemplation of numerous master-pieces of old time, as well as a rich reward for her labors in executing orders from many persons of rank. Her abode in that soft, luxurious clime, surrounded by nature’s loveliness, did not, however, enervate her character, nor impair the freshness and naiveté of her style. In 1764 we find her again in Rome. Here she passed a year in the prosecution of her studies, including architecture and perspective, continuing her friendship with Winkelmann. Her observations of Italian art were completed by studies of the works of the Caracci in Bologna, and Titian, Tintoretto, and Paul Veronese in Venice. In the last-mentioned city Angelica made the acquaintance of an English lady--the accomplished Lady Wentworth, wife of the British resident--who afterward took her to London.