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Johann Zoffany
Biography
Johann Zoffany, painter of portraits and conversation pieces, grew up in the court of the Prince von Thurn und Taxis in Germany, where his father was employed.
1 portrait in the collection
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, c. 1774
Valentine Green after Johann Zoffany
Portrait, mezzotint on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015
Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster, c. 1780
Jean Francois Rigaud
Portrait, oil on canvas
Purchased with funds provided by the Liangis family, the Ian Potter Foundation and John Schaeffer AO 2009
Johann Reinhold Forster
Biography
Johann Reinhold Forster (1729-1798), German/Scottish naturalist and writer, began his career as a pastor near Danzig.
1 portrait in the collection
Johann Georg Forster
Biography
Johann Georg(e) Forster (1754-1794), writer, made his first voyage of exploration - to Russia - with his father when he was eleven.
1 portrait in the collection
Portrait of Augustus Leopold Küper, 1823
Johann Paul Georg Fischer
Portrait, watercolour over pencil on artist board
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2018
To the end of the earth
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009
The portrait of Dr. Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster from 1780, is one of the oldest in the NPG's collection.
John Young
Biography
John Young, mezzotint engraver, studied under Valentine Green then worked with several of the painters who collaborated with Green, notably Benjamin West, John Hoppner and Johann Gerhard Huck.
1 portrait in the collection
Sir William Beechey
Biography
Sir William Beechey, portrait painter and pupil of Johann Zoffany, was greatly influenced by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
1 portrait in the collection
Karl Friedrich Abel
Thomas Gainsborough
Image
Cyril Henschke in his tasting room at Keyneton, 1968
Douglass Baglin
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper
Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Gift of the artist 2005
Pamela See (Xue Mei-Ling)
Contributing artists
Born: 1979, Brisbane
Works: Brisbane
Capturing Cook
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2003
In focussing on the importance of gifts in the building of the collection, prominence must be given to the most spectacular of the National Portrait Gallery's acquisitions; the portrait of Captain James Cook RN by John Webber R.A.
Thrown together
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2009
Shipmates for years, James Cook and Joseph Banks each kept a journal but neither man shed light on their relationship.
Embrace your inner nerd
About Face article
The southern winter has arrived. For people in the northern hemisphere (the majority of humanity) the idea of snow and ice, freezing mist and fog in June, potentially continuing through to August and beyond, encapsulates the topsy-turvidom of our southern continent.
In a good paddock
Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2011
Celebrating a new painted portrait of Joseph Banks, Sarah Engledow spins a yarn of the naturalist, the first kangaroo in France and Don, a Spanish ram.