Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
by John Faber Jr, published by John Cooper, after John Vanderbank, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, published 1727
18 in. x 12 1/8 in. (456 mm x 307 mm) plate size; 19 3/4 in. x 13 5/8 in. (502 mm x 347 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1953
Reference Collection
NPG D36901
Sitterback to top
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Sitter associated with 30 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- John Cooper (died 1729 or 1730), Art auctioneer. Artist or producer associated with 7 portraits.
- John Faber Jr (circa 1695-1756), Engraver and portrait and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 818 portraits.
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
- John Vanderbank (1694-1739), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 99 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D3440: Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (from same plate)
- NPG D30410: Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (from same plate)
- NPG D36900: Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (from same plate)
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (in the Great Piazza, Covent Garden, London)
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1727back to top
Current affairs
George I dies on 11 January. George II is proclaimed king; the second Hanoverian on the British throne. Handel composes Zadok the Priest for his coronation which has been sung at every British coronation since.Royal Bank of Scotland is founded by Royal Charter in Edinburgh.
Janet (Jenny) Horne of Loth, Sutherland, becomes the last alleged witch to be executed in Britain when she is burned at the stake in Dornoch, Scotland.
Art and science
Artist Thomas Gainsborough is born in Sudbury, Suffolk in May.Architect William Kent publishes Some Designs of Mr Inigo Jones, including additional designs by himself and his patron Lord Burlington.German composer George Frideric Handel becomes a British subject.
Scientist Sir Isaac Newton dies.
International
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach conducts the first performance of his St Matthew Passion in St Thomas's church, Leipzig.Spain besieges Gibraltar in order to recapture the territory from the British.
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