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BIOGRAPHIES OF BRITISH ARTISTS

Edited by Mark Quinlan

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ZEC, PHILIP

Philip Zecanovsky was born in George Street (now Gower Street) in Bloomsbury, London on 25 December 1909. He was the fourth of the eleven children of Simon Zecanovsky, a Russian émigré tailor, and his wife Leah Oistrakh. Philip attended Stanhope Elementary School and at the age of 13, won a scholarship to St Martins School [...]

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ZOFFANY, JOHANN

Johannes Josephus Zauffaly was born on 13 March 1733 at Frankfurt in Germany. His father was architect to the Prince of Thurn and Taxis. He ran away from home at the age of 13 and went to Rome, where he studied art for nearly twelve years. There, he developed a decorative Rococo style that incorporated [...]