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.
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1677
On display in the Smoking Room at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 2963
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, (1677)
NPG 5226
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, (1678)
NPG 5225
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, (1680?)
NPG 1430
Unknown man, formerly known as William Russell, Lord Russell
possibly after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, (circa 1680)
NPG 202
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, 1684
NPG 666
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
watercolour on vellum, (1684-1685)
On display in Room 7 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6277
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, (circa 1685-1686)
NPG 1779
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1685
On display in Room 10 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3794
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, 1685
On display at Gawthorpe Hall
NPG 4033
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, (circa 1685)
On display on Floor 1: Saloon at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 1424
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, 1689
NPG 1280
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1690
NPG 1616
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, (1690s)
On display at Bath Preservation Trust, Avon
NPG 752
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, 1690
NPG 2124
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, (circa 1690)
On display on Floor 1: East Landing at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 2925
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1690-1695
On display in the Dressing Room at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 800
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, (1690s)
NPG 265
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, late 17th or early 18th century
On display at Centraalmuseum, Utrecht, Netherlands in the exhibition 'Treaty of Utrecht'
NPG 553
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1690
On display at Gawthorpe Hall
NPG 4941
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
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