German painter Johan Joseph Zoffany invented (conversation pieces) group portraits in a natural or domestic setting, to which he sometimes added statues, paintings, and thrilling English audiences. Zoffany depicted several generations of the Drummond Family, here the patriarch with the cane is banker Andrew Drummond, who's bank held the deposits of Zoffany, Gainsborough, prominent artists.
The Drummond Family, c.1769, Oil on CanvasJohan Joseph Zoffany German, active in England (1733 - 1810) |
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German painter Johan Joseph Zoffany invented (conversation pieces) group portraits in a natural or domestic setting, to which he sometimes added statues, paintings, and thrilling English audiences. Zoffany depicted several generations of the Drummond Family, here the patriarch with the cane is banker Andrew Drummond, who's bank held the deposits of Zoffany, Gainsborough, prominent artists. |
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