Artist. Born Johannes Josephus Zaufallij in Frankfurt. He came to England in 1760, and by 1764 he had the patronage of King George III and Queen Charlotte, He was a founding member of the Royal Academy, and became popular for his society and theatrical portraits.
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Johan Zoffany
The plaque adds an extra 'n' to his first name, although several biographies ...
Painter and co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His intended middle name was ‘Hobman’ (his mother’s maiden name) which he disliked. Discovering that it had been misspelled as ‘Holman’ at ...
Illustrator. Born in Harrow, Margaret Fortnum has illustrated about 80 children's books, most famously the Paddington series from the beginning to 1974. Andrew Behan has researched Fortnum: Margar...
Member of the Ealing District Council in 1899. Bear Alley has a full biography of Groome by Robert J Kirkpatrick, with many illustrations: ""W.H.C. Groome was one of the most prolific children’s b...
Mural artist. We think this is the same Anna Ferrie who was born January 1950 and was "pleased to have been able to work as a visual artist in the community and for the past 15 years I have co dire...
Artist, author, cleric and schoolmaster. He was a sketcher and collector of prints, and worked as a curate, before becoming a master, and then headmaster at Cheam School. In 1768 he published 'Ess...
Born John Robert Steell, Aberdeen. Queen Victoria's official sculptor in Scotland, his work includes the Walter Scott statue at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh and Robert Burns in Albert Square, Du...
Artist, born in Edinburgh. In 1933 he won a scholarship to the Edinburgh College of Art. In 1938 he was made a fellow of the college at the relatively young age of 31. He studied in Paris at the Ac...
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