Edmund Keene (1714–1781), Master (1748–1754), Bishop of Chester and Ely

This 1768 portrait of Edmund Keene, Master of Peterhouse and Bishop of Chester and Ely, was painted by Johann Zoffany, the German-born painter who became one of the most successful portraitists and conversation piece painters in Georgian England. Zoffany arrived in London around 1760 and quickly gained the patronage of the royal family and the cultural elite. Characteristic of Zoffany's approach, the work displays meticulous detail, warm lighting, vivid characterization in intimate group settings.

The portrait demonstrates Zoffany's precise, detailed technique derived from his German training, with careful rendering of the bishop's features and ecclesiastical vestments.