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Johann Zoffany
David Garrick as Abel Drugger in Jonson's The Alchemist
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ID: 90943
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Johann Zoffany
German
(Resident in Britain)
1734-1810
Johann Zoffany Galleries
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 :. | the founders of the royal academy of arts | Herzog Franz Stephan I. von Lothringen | Charles Towneley's Library in Park Street (nn03) | Self-Portrait as a Monk | William Sharp as shown in The Sharp Family | Related Artists: John William North,ARA,RWS1842-1924
john florioknown in Italian as Giovanni Florio, was an accomplished linguist and lexicographer, a royal language tutor at the Court of James I, a probable close friend and influence on William Shakespeare. He was also the translator of Montaigne. Pierre Auguste Renoir1848-94
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