Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt; Gerard Hoet
21 of 30 portraits of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt; Gerard Hoet
by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt, and after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 18th century
6 1/8 in. x 4 1/8 in. (155 mm x 106 mm) plate size; 6 7/8 in. x 5 1/8 in. (176 mm x 130 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D17863
Sittersback to top
- Gerard Hoet (1648-1733), Dutch painter and engraver. Sitter in 2 portraits.
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Sitter associated with 30 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 435 portraits.
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 1689 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
- Unknown artist, Artist. Artist or producer associated with 6578 portraits.
Events of 1730back to top
Current affairs
John and Charles Wesley form a Holy Club at Oxford which becomes the cradle of Methodism.Glasite sect, which promoted a form of primitive Christianity, established in Scotland by John Glas.
Last native roe deer in England is reputedly killed in Northumberland.
Art and science
French sculptor Louis-Francois Roubiliac settles in London from Paris.The Daily Advertiser is established as the first newspaper funded by advertising.
Mathematician and inventor John Hadley invents the octant, a navigating device which precedes the sextant.
International
Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia, tries to flee to Britain but is imprisoned by his father Frederick William I.Pope Clement XII succeeds Benedict XIII as the 246th pope.
Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius observes the aurora borealis and suggests the existence of the earth's magnetic field.
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