Johann Zoffany A View of the grounds of Hampton House with Mrs and Mrs Garrick taking tea
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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 :. | Queen Charlotte with her Two Eldest Sons | George III of the United Kingdom | Queen Charlotte with her Two Eldest Sons | The Third Duke of Richmond out Shooting with his Servant | Charles Towneley in his Sculpture Gallery | Related Artists: Ford Madox Brown 1821-1893
English painter and designer. The son of a retired ship's purser who had settled at Calais, Brown received an academic training under Albert Gregorius (1774-1853) at Bruges, under Pieter van Hanselaere (1786-1862) at Ghent and under Baron Gustaf Wappers at the Academie in Antwerp (1837-9). He moved to Paris in 1840, married the following year and studied independently of the ateliers John Collier English Classicist Painter, 1850-1934 Nikolai Petrovitch Bogdanov-Belsky painted Mental Calculation. In Public School of S. A. Rachinsky in 1895