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.
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1677
NPG 2963
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1677
NPG 5226
James Scott, Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1678
NPG 5225
Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1680?
NPG 1430
Unknown man, formerly known as William Russell, Lord Russell
possibly after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1680
NPG 202
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, 1684
NPG 666
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
watercolour on vellum on card, based on a work of 1684
NPG 6277
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1685-1686
NPG 1779
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1685
NPG 3794
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, 1685
On display at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley
NPG 4033
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, based on a work of circa 1690-1695
On display at Bath Preservation Trust, Bath
NPG 752
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, 1690
NPG 2124
Algernon Capel, 2nd Earl of Essex
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1690-1695
NPG 143
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1690
NPG 2925
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1690-1695
NPG 800
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1690
NPG 265
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1690
NPG 553
Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1690
On display at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley
NPG 4941
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1690
NPG 1363
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
pastel, based on a work of 1690-1691
NPG 1761a
William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1692
NPG 298
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, 1693
NPG 2083
Queen Anne; William, Duke of Gloucester
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1694
NPG 5227
Queen Anne; William, Duke of Gloucester
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1694
NPG 325
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1694
NPG 250
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1694
NPG 94
Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1697
On display in Room 7 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1625
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, circa 1697
NPG 3204
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on panel, feigned oval, based on a work of 1697
NPG 57
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1698
NPG 5188
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of circa 1699-1700
NPG 1424
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork; Lady Jane Boyle
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on panel, 1700-1725, based on a work of circa 1700
NPG 2495
Unknown man, formerly known as Henry Sidney, Earl of Romney
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1700
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 1722
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, 1700
NPG 5470
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
red chalk on paper, based on a work of circa 1701
NPG 2950
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, feigned oval, based on a work of 1701
NPG 578
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, 1702
NPG 3239
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