Johann Zoffany
German
(Resident in Britain)
1734-1810
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Painter of portraits, conversation pieces, and theatrical scenes, Zoffany was born in Germany and came to England about 1758 after studying in Italy. He began by painting clock faces and doing hack work, before turning to painting theatrical scenes, especially depicting David Garrick. He was favoured by the royal family. George III nominated him for the Royal Academy in 1769 and recommended him to the duke of Tuscany. Related Paintings of Johann Zoffany :. | Portrait of Mrs. Oswald | lord willoughby and his family, c. | Colonel Mordaunt s Cock Match | The Tribuna of the Uffizi, | Elizabeth Farren as Hermione in The Winters Tale | Related Artists: Johan Thimpainted Jørgen Rosenkrantz in 1640 CAVAZZOLA(b. ca. 1486, Verona, d. 1522, Verona)
Italian painter
Italian painter..was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, active mainly in his hometown of Verona. He appears to have been a pupil of one of the brothers Morone, likely Francesco Morone William Thompson BartollAmerican, 1817-1857
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