Cutting from a newspaper, detailing George III's patronage of Johann Zoffany

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Archive context

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Reference code

AND/4/110

Title

Cutting from a newspaper, detailing George III's patronage of Johann Zoffany

Date

[May 1780]

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

The paragraph seeks to undo the damage wrought by gossip that the King does not support the arts. It states that Zoffany was rewarded lavishly for his picture of the Tribuna.