German
(Resident in Britain)
1734-1810
Johann Zoffany Galleries
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 :. | Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match | the founders of the royal academy of arts | George Nassau 3rd Earl Cowper | Archduchess Maria Christina | Queen Charlotte with her Two Eldest Sons | Related Artists:
Theodor Horschelt(1829 -1871 ) - Watercolours
John Cecil ClayIllustrator and genre, caricature painter
American
1875-1930
American illustrator known for genre and caricature paintings. Clay was born in Ronceverte, West Virginia to an long-time Southern family. He was a student of Henry Siddons Mowbray at the Art Students League of New York and had a graphic style that was suited to illustration. A reoccurring subject was pretty young women. During his life he worked for Life and Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. He was a member of Society of Illustrators and was represented at the St. Louis Exposition-World's Fair 1904. Apart from the above mentioned magazines he also worked as an illustrator for The Century Magazine, Saturday Evening Post and Good Housekeeping.
ATTAVANTE DEGLI ATTAVANTIItalian miniaturist, Florentine school (b. 1452, Castelfiorentino, d. ca. 1525, Firenze)