 Beginning in 1764, the German-born painter Johan Zoffany received numerous commissions from the Hannoverian King George III and his consort, Queen Charlotte.The queen ordered Zoffany to paint “the Florence Gallery” (the Galleria degli Uffizi), for which the artist would be paid £300.In the summer of 1772, Zoffany left London for Florence, where he met Felton Hervey, an art collector and friend of the king and queen, who figures prominently in the painting.