Johan Zoffany RA: Society Observed
2011171288New Haven: Yale Center for British Art 2011. Hardcover. VG/VG. Black cloth boards with silver stamped lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with black and white lettering. 312 pp. Color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from October 27 to February 12 2012. The 18th-century painter Johan Zoffany was an astute observer of the many social circles in which he functioned as an artist. This catalogue investigates his sharp wit shrewd political appraisal and perceptive social commentary - all achieved while presenting his subjects as delightful and sophisticated members of polite society. Contents as follows: Johan Zoffany : an artist abroad /; Martin Postle --; 'Strong impressions of their art' : Zoffany & the theatre /; Robin Simon --; Six courts and four empires : Zoffany as courtier /; Clarissa Campbell Orr --; 'Peculiarly happy at taking likenesses' : Zoffany & British portraiture /; Kate Retford --; A passage through India : Zoffany in Calcutta & Lucknow /; Maya Jasanoff --; In Zoffany's footsteps : journeys in upper India past & present /; Charles Greig --; Zoffany's painting technique : the Drummond family in focus /; Jessica David --; The early years --; Zoffany Garrick & the London stage --; Zoffany at court --; Zoffany & the Royal Academy --; Italy old masters & the antique --; Portraits & conversations --; A passage to India --; Revolution reaction & retirement. Yale Center for British Art hardcover books
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