Johan Joseph Zoffany
(1733-1810), Painter of portraits and conversation piecesMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 11 portraits
Artist associated with 46 portraits
One of the most celebrated painters of the eighteenth century, the German-born Zoffany came to London in 1760. He achieved success with his theatrical portraits and conversation pieces and was a founder member of the Royal Academy. Working in India during the 1780s, his portraits record the social and domestic life of the British in India.
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by Johan Joseph Zoffany
oil on canvas, 1761
NPG 399
The Academicians of the Royal Academy
by John Sanders, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
watercolour and ink, 1773, based on a work of 1772
NPG 1437
Key to 'The Academicians of the Royal Academy'
by John Sanders, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
pencil, circa 1773
NPG 1437a
by Johan Joseph Zoffany
pencil and black crayon, circa 1795
NPG 2536
The Academicians of the Royal Academy
by Richard Earlom, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
mezzotint, published 1773
NPG D21304
by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after Henry Singleton
stipple engraving, published 1802 (1795)
NPG D10716
by Charles (Cantelowe, Cantlo) Bestland, after Henry Singleton
stipple engraving, published 1802 (1795)
NPG D36021
by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 2 April 1814 (1 June 1793)
NPG D8863
by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 2 April 1814 (1 June 1793)
NPG D8866
by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 2 April 1814 (1 June 1793)
NPG D12175
by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 2 April 1814 (1 June 1793)
NPG D19737
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