Salon
Johann Zoffany
(1734/5 - 1810)You are very rich and very powerful, a king or queen, duke or duchess, and you want to flaunt it. What do you do? You buy paintings (or have your victorious generals steal them) and stack 'em up on the palace walls. Then you invite friends to eat cake and admire the art. And you. Zoffany shows us one of these soirees in a picture like this in Windsor Castle. (Detail)