KNELLER, Sir Godfrey

German-born English Baroque Era Painter, 1646-1723 English painter and draughtsman of German birth. He was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th century and the early 18th, and, as such, the chief recorder of court society for almost 40 years. He popularized the kit-cat format for portraits and was also the founding governor in 1711 of the first proper academy of art in England. His older brother Johann [John] Zachary Kneller (b L?beck, 1642; d London, 1702), with whom he was close, was also a painter; his works include watercolour miniatures and still-lifes,
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KNELLER, Sir Godfrey Edward and Lady Mary Howard agf oil


Edward and Lady Mary Howard agf
Painting ID::  7735 		Edward and Lady Mary Howard agf
Oil on canvas Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
Oil_on_canvas Dulwich_Picture_Gallery,_London
   
   
     
KNELLER, Sir Godfrey The Chinese Convert oil


The Chinese Convert
Painting ID::  32359 		The Chinese Convert
1687 Oil on canvas, 212,1 x 132
1687 Oil_on_canvas,_212,1_x_132
   
   
     
KNELLER, Sir Godfrey Portrait of William Hewer oil


Portrait of William Hewer
Painting ID::  74365 		Portrait of William Hewer
Portrait of William Hewer, on canvas, by the English artist Sir Godfrey Kneller. 762 mm x 635 mm. cyf
   
   
     
KNELLER, Sir Godfrey Portrait of King George I oil


Portrait of King George I
Painting ID::  74678 		Portrait of King George I
"Portrait of King George I," by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Oil on canvas. This portrait was the first gift of art to Yale University, and was donated by the English merchant Elihu Yale, for whom Yale College was named. Courtesy of the Yale University Art Gallery, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. cyf
   
   
     
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     German-born English Baroque Era Painter, 1646-1723 English painter and draughtsman of German birth. He was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th century and the early 18th, and, as such, the chief recorder of court society for almost 40 years. He popularized the kit-cat format for portraits and was also the founding governor in 1711 of the first proper academy of art in England. His older brother Johann [John] Zachary Kneller (b L?beck, 1642; d London, 1702), with whom he was close, was also a painter; his works include watercolour miniatures and still-lifes,

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