Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
(1646-1723), Portrait painterSitter associated with 30 portraits
Artist associated with 1689 portraits
German-born but Dutch trained, Kneller reportedly travelled to England in 1676 because of his 'longing to see Sir Anthony Van Dyck's Works, being most ambitious of imitating that great Master'. He went on to dominate English art for more than thirty years. Like Van Dyck and Lely before him, Kneller became Principal Painter to the king and was knighted. William III also gave him a gold medal and chain, similar to those given to Van Dyck by Charles I. In recognition of his talents, in 1715, George I created Kneller a baronet - a rank that was not surpassed by any artist until 1896 when Sir Frederic Leighton received a peerage.
Charlotte Addison (née Myddelton, formerly Charlotte Rich, Countess of Warwick and Holland)
by Robert Bowyer Parkes, published by Jane Noseda, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, before 1881
NPG D37964
Charlotte Addison (née Myddelton, formerly Charlotte Rich, Countess of Warwick and Holland)
by Robert Bowyer Parkes, published by Jane Noseda, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, before 1881
NPG D37864
Meinhard de Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint
NPG D4177
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint
NPG D4318
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint
NPG D4475
Sarah Pridden (Sally Salisbury)
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint
NPG D5558
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint
NPG D5753
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