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Godfrey Kneller

42 works held in 5 museums

English painter born in Lübeck, portraitist of seven British monarchs, 1646-1723

Edmond Halley (1656-1742), Astronomer Royal, Godfrey Kneller

Edmond Halley (1656-1742), Astronomer Royal, before 1721.

Edmond Halley, 1656-1742, Astronomer Royal (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Henry Wise (1653-1738), Godfrey Kneller

Henry Wise (1653-1738), c. 1715.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Vice-Admiral John Graydon (d. 1726), Godfrey Kneller

Vice-Admiral John Graydon (d. 1726), c. 1703.

Vice-Admiral John Graydon, d. 1726 (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Lady Mary Berkeley, Godfrey Kneller

Lady Mary Berkeley, c. 1700.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Mary Scrope, later Mrs Pitt (b. 1676), Godfrey Kneller

Mary Scrope, later Mrs Pitt (b. 1676), 1691.

Mary Scrope, later Mrs Pitt (b.1676) (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Isabella Bennett, Duchess of Grafton (1667-1723), Godfrey Kneller

Isabella Bennett, Duchess of Grafton (1667-1723), 1690–1691.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Michael Alphonsus Shen Fu-Tsung (d. 1691), Godfrey Kneller

Michael Alphonsus Shen Fu-Tsung (d. 1691), 1687.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Self-Portrait, Godfrey Kneller

Self-Portrait, c. 1680–1685.

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723): Self Portrait (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Government Art Collection, United Kingdom

William Lowndes (1652-1724), Politician and Secretary to the Treasury, Godfrey Kneller

William Lowndes (1652-1724), Politician and Secretary to the Treasury

William Lowndes (1652-1724) politician and treasury… (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Government Art Collection, United Kingdom

George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733), Godfrey Kneller

George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663-1733), c. 1720.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Robert Price (1655-1733), Judge and Politician, MP for Weobley, Godfrey Kneller

Robert Price (1655-1733), Judge and Politician, MP for Weobley, 1714.

Robert Price (1655-1733) judge and politician; MP for… (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Government Art Collection, United Kingdom

Vice-Admiral Sir Stafford Fairborne (c. 1666-1742), Godfrey Kneller

Vice-Admiral Sir Stafford Fairborne (c. 1666-1742), 1703–1708.

Vice-Admiral Sir Stafford Fairborne, c. 1666-1742 (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia (1672-1725), Godfrey Kneller

Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia (1672-1725), 1698.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Mary II (1662-1694), Godfrey Kneller

Mary II (1662-1694), 1690.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

James Vernon (1667-1756) as a Boy, Godfrey Kneller

James Vernon (1667-1756) as a Boy, c. 1690–1697.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Government Art Collection, United Kingdom

Charles II, Godfrey Kneller

Charles II, 1685.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Walker Art Gallery, United Kingdom

William III, Godfrey Kneller

William III

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington and 2nd Baron Delamer (1652-1694), Chancellor of the Exchequer, Godfrey Kneller

Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington and 2nd Baron Delamer (1652-1694), Chancellor of the Exchequer

Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington and 2nd Baron Delamer… (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Government Art Collection, United Kingdom

Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (1688-1765), Politician and Courtier, Godfrey Kneller

Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (1688-1765), Politician and Courtier, 1719.

Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (1688-1765)… (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Government Art Collection, United Kingdom

Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743), Godfrey Kneller

Sir Charles Wager (1666-1743), 1710.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Queen Anne (1665-1714), Godfrey Kneller

Queen Anne (1665-1714), c. 1702–1704.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

William III (1650-1702) in Garter Robes, Godfrey Kneller

William III (1650-1702) in Garter Robes, c. 1695–1700.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on plaster

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

William III (1650-1702), Godfrey Kneller

William III (1650-1702), 1690.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726), Duke of St. Albans, Godfrey Kneller

Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726), Duke of St. Albans, c. 1690–1695.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

John Sheffield (1647-1721), 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, Godfrey Kneller

John Sheffield (1647-1721), 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, c. 1685–1686.

John Sheffield, 1647-1721, 1st Duke of Buckingham and… (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Queen Mary II (1662-94), Godfrey Kneller

Queen Mary II (1662-94)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

George II (1683-1760) when Prince of Wales, Godfrey Kneller

George II (1683-1760) when Prince of Wales, 1716.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Admiral Edward Russell (1652-1727), 1st Earl of Orford, Godfrey Kneller

Admiral Edward Russell (1652-1727), 1st Earl of Orford, c. 1710.

Admiral Edward Russell, 1652-1727, 1st Earl of Orford (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

William III (1650-1702) on Horseback, Godfrey Kneller

William III (1650-1702) on Horseback, 1701.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Arabella Hunt (1662-1705) Playing a Lute, Godfrey Kneller

Arabella Hunt (1662-1705) Playing a Lute, 1692.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Government Art Collection, United Kingdom

Carey Fraser, Countess of Peterborough (d. 1709), Godfrey Kneller

Carey Fraser, Countess of Peterborough (d. 1709), 1690–1691.

Carey Fraser, Countess of Peterborough (d.1709) (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), Godfrey Kneller

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), 1689.

Samuel Pepys, 1633-1703 (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

James II (1633-1701) when Duke of York, Godfrey Kneller

James II (1633-1701) when Duke of York, 1683–1685.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

George Byng (1663-1733), 1st Viscount Torrington, Godfrey Kneller

George Byng (1663-1733), 1st Viscount Torrington

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Mehemet (d. 1726), Godfrey Kneller

Mehemet (d. 1726), 1715.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Admiral George Churchill (1654-1710), Godfrey Kneller

Admiral George Churchill (1654-1710), 1704.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Vice-Admiral John Benbow (1653-1702), Godfrey Kneller

Vice-Admiral John Benbow (1653-1702), 1701.

Vice-Admiral John Benbow, 1653-1702 (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

William, Duke of Gloucester (1689-1700), as a Child, Godfrey Kneller

William, Duke of Gloucester (1689-1700), as a Child, c. 1691.

William, Duke of Gloucester (1689-1700), when a Child (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Mary Compton, Countess of Dorset (1669-91), Godfrey Kneller

Mary Compton, Countess of Dorset (1669-91), 1690–1691.

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

William Hewer (1642-1715), Godfrey Kneller

William Hewer (1642-1715), 1689.

William Hewer, 1642-1715 (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

King James II and VII (1633-1701), reigned 1685-1688, in Armour, Godfrey Kneller

King James II and VII (1633-1701), reigned 1685-1688, in Armour, 1683.

King James II and VII (1633-1701) reigned 1685-1688, in… (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Government Art Collection, United Kingdom

Sir Thomas Dilkes (c. 1667-1707), Godfrey Kneller

Sir Thomas Dilkes (c. 1667-1707)

Sir Thomas Dilkes, c. 1667-1707 (museum title)

Godfrey Kneller (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Works by Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723), in the public domain, each linked to its record in the collection that holds it: the Royal Collection, Royal Museums Greenwich, the Government Art Collection, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Walker Art Gallery. Born in Lübeck and trained in Amsterdam under Rembrandt and Ferdinand Bol, Kneller settled in England around 1676 and became the court's portrait painter: he painted seven monarchs, from Charles II to George II, and in 1715 was the first artist to be made a baronet. Only works that these collections give to Kneller without reservation (no studio work, copy or 'attributed to') and of which a freely reusable photograph exists are included; the origin of each photograph is given on the page of the work. The paintings are shown without their frames. The titles are those of the museums, with their translation.