Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt. (1646 - 1723)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
Portrait painter, history painter. Studied in Amsterdam under Rembrandt and Bol; worked in Amsterdam, Rome, Nuremberg, Lübeck; from 1676 worked in London. Knighted in 1692; created baronet in 1715. Brother of painter Johann Zachary Kneller (1642-1702).
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Born: 1646
Died: 1723
Gender: Male
Works by Sir Godfrey Kneller in the RA Collection
43 results
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Lionel Cranfield Sackville, first duke of Dorset]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Lionel Cranfield Sackville, first duke of Dorset, 1731
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Thomas Vernon]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Thomas Vernon, 1725
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Anne, countess of Jersey]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Anne, countess of Jersey, 1740
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., William Stukeley]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
William Stukeley, 1721
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Ann Newport, Lady Torrington]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Ann Newport, Lady Torrington, 1720
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Louisa, countess of Berkeley]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Louisa, countess of Berkeley, 1742
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., John Cecil, fifth earl of Exeter]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
John Cecil, fifth earl of Exeter, c.1696
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Madam Baker]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Madam Baker, 1685-8
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Catherine, countess of Dorchester]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Catherine, countess of Dorchester, 1685-8
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Madam Loftus]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Madam Loftus, c.1685
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Anthony Leigh (as Father Dominic in The Spanish Fryar)]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Anthony Leigh (as Father Dominic in The Spanish Fryar) , 1689
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Queen Caroline]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Queen Caroline, c.1727-43
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., George II (as prince of Wales)]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
George II (as prince of Wales), c.1716
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., George I]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
George I, c.1716
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., George I]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
George I, 1715
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Queen Anne (when princess)]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Queen Anne (when princess), 1683-1702
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Sir Isaac Newton]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Sir Isaac Newton, 1712
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Margaret, countess of Ranelagh]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Margaret, countess of Ranelagh, c.1699
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Frances, countess of Salisbury]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Frances, countess of Salisbury, c.1696
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Mary, countess of Essex]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Mary, countess of Essex, c.1695
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Henrietta Maria Wyvill (née Yarborough)]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Henrietta Maria Wyvill (née Yarborough), 1683-8
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Frances [?] Davenant]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Frances [?] Davenant, 1689
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Lady Elizabeth Southwell (née Cromwell)]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Lady Elizabeth Southwell (née Cromwell), c.1699
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Joan Somes]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Joan Somes, c.1690
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Thomas Pelham-Holles, duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and first duke of Newcastle under Lyme]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Thomas Pelham-Holles, duke of Newcastle upon Tyne and first duke of Newcastle under Lyme
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Godard van Reede-Ginckel, first earl of Athlone]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Godard van Reede-Ginckel, first earl of Athlone
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Jan Wyck]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Jan Wyck, 1730
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Sir Godfrey Kneller]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1694
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Grinling Gibbons]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Grinling Gibbons, c.1690
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., John Dryden]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
John Dryden, 1730
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Charles Montagu, earl of Halifax]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Charles Montagu, earl of Halifax, 1700-39
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Lady Jane Boyle and Richard Boyle, third earl of Burlington as children]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Lady Jane Boyle and Richard Boyle, third earl of Burlington as children, 1701
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Charles FitzRoy, second duke of Grafton]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Charles FitzRoy, second duke of Grafton, 1689
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., James Cecil, fifth earl of Salisbury]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
James Cecil, fifth earl of Salisbury, c.1696
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Prince William, duke of Gloucester]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Prince William, duke of Gloucester, 1693
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Prince William, duke of Gloucester]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Prince William, duke of Gloucester, 1691
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Prince William, duke of Gloucester]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Prince William, duke of Gloucester, c.1700
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Mary II]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Mary II, c.1695
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., William III]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
William III
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., James II (when duke of York)]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
James II (when duke of York), 1697
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Mary of Modena]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Mary of Modena
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., George II (when prince of Wales)]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
George II (when prince of Wales), c.1727-43
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Thomas Parker, first earl of Macclesfield]()
Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt.
Thomas Parker, first earl of Macclesfield
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![Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt., Frances [?] Davenant](https://d1inegp6v2yuxm.cloudfront.net/royal-academy/image/upload/c_limit,cs_tinysrgb,dn_72,dpr_auto,f_auto,fl_progressive.keep_iptc,w_350/pvrikybmgklwaahyh2ji.jpeg)
Works associated with Sir Godfrey Kneller in the RA Collection
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Associated books
6 results
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The Kit-Cat Club Done From the Original Paintings Of Sr. Godfrey Kneller By Mr. Faber. - [S.l.:: 1735.
07/4646
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The Beauties, done from the Original Pictures in his Majties Pallace of Hampton Court, by Sr. Godfrey Kneller, Bart. late Principall Painter to His Majtie. - [London:]: [1727]
07/4071
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Charles Le Brun
Conference Of Monsieur Le Brun, Cheif Painter To The French King, Chancellor and Director Of The Academy Of Painting and Sculpture; Upon Expression, General and Particular. Translated from the French, and Adorned with 43 Copper-Plates. - London, -: 1701.
07/1836
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Paul Rapin de Thoyras
The History Of England, As Well Ecclesiastical as Civil. By Mr. De Rapin Thoyras. Vol. I. Containing I. The Preface, with a brief Account of the Author's Life, and a Dissertation concerning the Origin and Nature of the English Constitution. II. A short Introduction concerning the Manners, Customs, Government and Religion of the antient Britons, with the Origin of the Picts and Scots, and the Time of their Settlement in Britain. III. The History of England from the Invasion of the Romans, to the End of the Reign of Edward the Martyr, in four books. Done into English from the French, with large and useful Notes mark'd with an *, by N. Tindal, A.M. Vicar of Great Waltham in Essex. (-XV ...) - London,: 1726. (-1731.)
04/3676