Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter
Sitter associated with 30 portraits
Artist associated with 1666 portraits
Portrait painter. German-born but Dutch trained, he settled in England in 1676. Kneller was the greatest master of the English baroque portrait. As Court painter to four sovereigns, he dominated English art for more than thirty years.
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All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Beningbrough Hall, York, Yorkshire
Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent
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