Johann Zoffany1733–1810The Sharp Family
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The Sharp Family is a group portrait painting by the German-British artist Johan Zoffany. Painted between 1779 and 1781, it portrays the English abolitionist and musician Granville Sharp and his extended family. The Sharp family are depicted on their barge on the River Thames, where they routinely staged concerts. In the background is the church of All Saints, Fulham, to which the family had strong links. It was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1781 at Somerset House. As of 2024 the painting is on loan to the National Gallery in London from a private collection.
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- Immagine: National Gallery — Johann Zoffany · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Nella vita di Johann Zoffany
Tutta la vita13 marzo 1733
Born
1750
In Rome, in the studio of Agostino Masucci
In 1750 he travels to Rome and enters the studio of Agostino Masucci.
autumn 1760
Arrives in England and works for the clockmaker Rimbault
In the autumn of 1760 he arrives in England and at first finds work with the clockmaker Stephen Rimbault, painting decorative designs for his clocks.
1768
A founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts
Zoffany is a founding member of the new Royal Academy of Arts. He enjoys great popularity for his society and theatrical portraits, painting many prominent actors, above all David Garrick, the most famous actor of his day, often in costume — “Garrick as Hamlet” and “Garrick as King Lear”.
1776
Made a baron by Empress Maria Theresa
Empress Maria Theresa creates Zoffany a baron of the Holy Roman Empire; the painter is also popular with the Austrian imperial family.
1783–1789
Years in India
From 1783 to early 1789 Zoffany works in India, painting portraits that include Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal, and Asaf-ud-Daula, Nawab of Awadh. In the usual way, he has several children by an Indian mistress, or ‘uppa-patni’.
