Zoffany
Britishnoun
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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
His father was an architect and cabinetmaker in the court of Alexander Ferdinand, Prince von Thurn und Taxis, and Zoffany apprenticed in Germany.
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
When last seen, Frankel was scrambling home by three-quarters of a length in the St James's Palace Stakes, almost getting collared by Zoffany, who hasn't won a race since August.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2011
As a portrait painter Zoffany was truthful, natural, and unaffected, and his influence for good was not lost on the art of his adopted country.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.
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