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
That conflict did not register as a subject with Zoffany, despite unfolding at the same historical moment.
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
His physical appearance is familiar from his own portraits of himself, and from that which Zoffany painted of him.
From Gainsborough by Max Rothschild
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