Sir Godfrey Kneller
ARTISTSir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet was a British painter of German origin. The leading portraitist in England during the late Stuart and early Georgian eras, he served as court painter to successive English and British monarchs, including Charles II of England and George I of Great Britain. Kneller also painted scientists such as Isaac Newton, foreign monarchs such as Louis XIV of France and visitors to England such as Michael Shen Fu-Tsung. A pioneer of the kit-cat portrait, he was also commissioned by William III of England to paint eight "Hampton Court Beauties" to match a similar series of paintings of Charles II's "Windsor Beauties" that had been painted by Kneller's predecessor as court painter, Peter Lely.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Godfrey Kneller (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sir Godfrey Kneller, wall art & digital downloads
Sir Godfrey Kneller (German, 1646–1723) has 1 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive, each available as a digital download or a made-to-order print.
Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet was a British painter of German origin. The leading portraitist in England during the late Stuart and early Georgian eras, he served as court painter to successive English and British monarchs, including Charles II of England and George I of Great Britain. Kneller also painted scientists such as Isaac Newton, foreign monarchs such as Louis XIV of France and visitors to England such as Michael Shen Fu-Tsung. A pioneer of the kit-cat portrait, he was also commissioned by William III of England to paint eight "Hampton Court Beauties" to match a similar series of paintings of Charles II's "Windsor Beauties" that had been painted by Kneller's predecessor as court painter, Peter Lely.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Sir Godfrey Kneller's work on the site falls under Prints (86), Figurative (16), Portraits (13).
By movement, it's catalogued as Baroque (123), Rococo (3).
Culture: German (126).
By orientation: 2 landscape, 123 portrait, 1 square.
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- Franz Werner von Tamm — 19 artworks
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- Johann Daniel Preissler — 15 artworks
- Georg Hainz — 14 artworks
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Prints of these artworks
As well as a free preview and digital download, each of these 1 artworks can be ordered printed, rolled or framed, made to order and shipped locally from $21.99.