Johann Zoffany
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Johann Zoffany (b. 1733, Frankfurt, d. 1810, Strand-on-the-Green) was a German neoclassical painter. His works appear in many prominent national galleries such as the National Gallery of Art and the Tate Gallery.
[edit] Trivia
In the comic opera the Pirates of Penzance, by Gilbert and Sullivan, the Major-General brags of being able to distinguish works by Raphael from works by Gerard Dou and Zoffany.