Johan Zoffany: Artist and Adventurer
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In December 2009, the first full biography was published, Johan Zoffany: Artist and Adventurer[1] by Penelope Treadwell (Paul Holberton Publishing). This meticulously-researched biography traces Zoffany's footsteps, from his youth in Germany, through his first years in London – working for clockmaker Stephen Rimbault – to his growing success as society and theatrical portraitist and founder-member of the Royal Academy, and following him on his Grand Tour and sojourn in India. Illustrated in full colour with more than 250 works by Zoffany and his peers, many of which are in private collections, Treadwell's biography provides a timely reassessment of the artist's life and work.
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