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Zoffany

British  
/ ˈzɒfənɪ /

noun

  1. John or Johann ?1733–1810, British painter, esp of portraits; born in Germany

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The painting, once attributed to Johann Zoffany, was commissioned by Lord Mansfield, who had been born William Murray at Scone in 1705 and educated at Perth Grammar School.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2014

Hislop looks at a book, and another book, and at a portrait by Johann Zoffany.

From The Guardian Oct. 2, 2012

Zoffany traveled to India in 1783 and spent six years there, producing paintings filled with curious devices and observations.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2011

A pair of Johann Zoffany portraits of the 18th-century actor David Garrick is the most valuable lot at Sotheby’s, estimated at 6 million pounds to 8 million pounds.

From BusinessWeek Nov. 29, 2011

His physical appearance is familiar from his own portraits of himself, and from that which Zoffany painted of him.

From Gainsborough by Rothschild, Max

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