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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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D17864

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt; Gerard Hoet

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, and after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 18th century
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D30409

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt

by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1735 (circa 1706-1711)
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D33091

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt

by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1735 (circa 1706-1711)
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D3439

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt

by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1735 (circa 1706-1711)
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D19209

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt

by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1735 (circa 1706-1711)
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D30411

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt and John Zacharias Kneller

by Thomas Chambers (Chambars), after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1762
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D30412

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt

after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
etching, late 18th to early 19th century
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D19603

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt

by Isaac Beckett, published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1685-1688 (1685)
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D1340

John Smith holding print by John Smith of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt

by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1716 (1696)
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D19251

Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt

by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1735 (circa 1706-1711)
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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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