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Description: | Sir Francis Holvering is depicted in a relaxed attitude, and has a semi-smiling expression. Setting the figure against the coast suggests that the sitter was connected with the sea trade or the navy. Johann Zoffany was born in Germany, but spent most of his life in Britain, and was a leading portrait painter. | Subjects: | Sir Francis) portrait (Holvering | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Zoffany, Johann (German painter, 1733-1810, active in England) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8646... | Go to resource |
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