Frederick de Horn

Frederick de Horn (died 1780 or 1781) (real name Brandt) was the first husband of the painter Angelica Kauffman. According to contemporary sources, which may not be reliable, he was an imposter and bigamist who posed as a Swedish count.

Marriage to Angelica Kauffman

A drawing of Kauffman by Nathaniel Dance (c. 1767), now in the British Museum, shows her with a wedding ring and her hand over her heart, indicating love.

The couple lived apart, and relations between them quickly broke down.

Kauffman and her father paid Horn off, and he left England for the continent; the marriage was dissolved in February 1768. and Kauffman soon after married Antonio Zucchi (1726–1795).