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Sir Godfrey Kneller

Also known as: Sir Godfrey Kneller; primary name: Kneller, Godfrey; other name: Kniller, Gottfried
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; British; German; Male
Life dates: 1646-1723
Biography: Portrait painter; b. Lübeck; d. London; trained in Amsterdam under Bol (possibly also under Rembrandt?); 1672-75 in Rome and Venice; settled in London 1676; appointed Principal Painter to William III and Mary (jointly with Riley) 1688, retaining office until his death; knighted 1692; made baronet 1715; appointed Governor of the first Academy in England 1711; often signed and dated his pictures, sometimes with monogram GK; sketchbooks and an album in P&D with drawings by Edward Byng and others (1897,0813.3 to 9) contain studies after portraits made in the Kneller studio.
Bibliography: ODNB J. Douglas Stewart, 'Sir Godfrey Kneller and the English Baroque Portrait', Oxford 1983

2,498 related objects

box

Museum number: 1889,0706.20 |
Producer name: After:John ObrissetAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1705 |
Production place: Made in:London (England)

box

Museum number: 1889,0706.19 |
Producer name: After:John ObrissetAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1705 1716 |
Production place: Made in:London (England)

box

Museum number: 1889,0706.17 |
Producer name: After:John ObrissetAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production place: Made in:London (England)

box

Museum number: 1889,0706.18 |
Producer name: After:John ObrissetAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.25 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson SeniorAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1736

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0509.1898 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson SeniorAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1665-1745

drawing; album

Museum number: 1897,0813.9.20 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.81 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1646-1723

drawing

Museum number: 1991,0720.150 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1646-1723

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.69 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1646-1723

drawing

Title: John, Duke of Marlborough. |
Museum number: 1980,U.877 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir George ScharfAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1860

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.73 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1700

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.78 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1646-1723

drawing

Museum number: Gg,1.483 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson SeniorAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1665-1745

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1897,0813.7.1-58 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0714.35 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1715-1720

drawing

Museum number: 1920,1116.30 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Joshua ReynoldsAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1723-1792

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.67 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1646-1723

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1897,0813.8.1-114 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing; album

Museum number: 1897,0813.9.27 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing; album

Museum number: 1897,0813.9.68 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Godfrey KnellerFormerly attributed to:Edward Byng |
Production date: 1700-1710

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.68 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1710-1723

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0714.38 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1646-1723

drawing; album

Museum number: 1897,0813.9.2 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.79 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1646-1701

drawing; offset; album

Museum number: 1897,0813.9.83 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: 1870,1008.2383 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Michael DahlFormerly attributed to:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1646-1723

drawing

Museum number: 1874,0808.2261 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1684-1685

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1897,0813.4.1-11 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.65 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1688-1723

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.75 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1646-1695

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.74 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Marcellus Laroon IIFormerly attributed to:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1648-1702

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0509.1897 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Sir Godfrey KnellerFormerly attributed to:Jonathan Richardson Senior |
Production date: 1658-1723

drawing

Museum number: 1940,0413.79 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Sir James ThornhillAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1675-1734

drawing; album

Museum number: 1897,0813.9.86 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.80 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1662

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.71 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1700-1710

drawing

Museum number: 1870,1008.2378 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Godfrey KnellerFormerly attributed to:Sir John Baptist de Medina |
Production date: 1646-1723

drawing

Museum number: 1880,0612.336 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John HoppnerFormerly attributed to:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1758-1810

drawing

Museum number: 1870,1008.2377 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1715-1720

drawing

Museum number: 1870,1008.2380 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Godfrey KnellerFormerly attributed to:Sir Peter Lely |
Production date: 1715-1720

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.29 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson SeniorAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1740

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0714.36 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1715-1720

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1897,0813.6.1-99 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: Gg,1.428 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George VertueAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1684-1756

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.77 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1685-1690

drawing

Museum number: 1920,1116.32 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Joshua ReynoldsAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1723-1792

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.76 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John Zachary KnellerAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1644-1702

drawing; album

Museum number: 1897,0813.9.46 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.66 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1683-1723

drawing

Museum number: 1852,0214.377 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George VertueAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1684-1756

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.24 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson SeniorAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1736

drawing; print study

Museum number: Gg,1.466 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Arthur PondAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1720-1735

drawing

Museum number: Gg,1.461 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George VertueAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1684-1756

drawing; album

Museum number: 1897,0813.9.16 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0714.39 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1715-1720

drawing

Museum number: 1920,1116.31 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Joshua ReynoldsAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1723-1792

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0714.37 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1715-1720

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.28 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson SeniorAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1740

drawing; album

Museum number: 1897,0813.9.25 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1897,0813.5.1-36 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.70 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1695

drawing

Museum number: 1870,1008.2376 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1715-1720

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1876,0708.4 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George WhiteAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1671-1732

drawing

Museum number: 1880,0612.338 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousAfter:William Aikman |
Production date: 1780-1840

drawing

Museum number: 1854,0628.18 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Godfrey KnellerFormerly attributed to:Richard Wilson |
Production date: 1695-1697

drawing; print study

Museum number: Gg,1.467 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Arthur PondAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1701-1735

drawing

Museum number: 1875,0410.2 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Godfrey KnellerFormerly attributed to:Sir Peter Lely |
Production date: 1700-1710

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0719.72 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Drawn by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1690-1691

drawing; offset; album

Museum number: 1897,0813.9.25.+ |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

drawing; sketch-book

Museum number: 1897,0813.3.1-46 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Edward ByngDrawn by:Robert Byng |
Production date: 1690-1753

medal

Museum number: 1856,0616.1 |
Producer name: Designed by:William Stephen MossopPainted by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

medal

Museum number: MG.1018 |
Producer name: After:Sir Godfrey KnellerMade by:William Stephen Mossop |
Production date: 1814

medal

Museum number: 1931,0707.8 |
Producer name: Designed by:William Stephen MossopPainted by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1814 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

oil painting

Museum number: Painting.15 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 Painted by:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 17thC

oil painting

Museum number: Painting.24 |
Producer name: Formerly attributed to:Sir Godfrey KnellerAttributed to:John Vanderbank |
Production date: 18thC(early)

plaque

Museum number: 1915,1023.1 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 After:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Cultures/periods: x13823 Edo Period |
Production date: 18thC |
Production place: Made in:Japan

print

Title: The Lady Grisell Kar, wife of Patrick Earle of Marchmont & Lord high Chancellour of Scotland |
Museum number: 1902,1011.4671 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Smith, the mezzotinterAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1699

print

Title: Jacob Tonson Kitcat Club |
Museum number: 1870,0709.303 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Faber the YoungerAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1733

print

Title: The Celebrated Mrs. Sally Salisbury |
Museum number: 1902,1011.4800 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Smith, the mezzotinterAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1720-1725

print

Title: James Berkley / Earl of Berkley. Kitcat Club |
Museum number: 1920,1211.223 |
Producer name: Print made by:Robert CooperAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1795-1836

print

Museum number: 1868,0822.7658 |
Producer name: BIOG33965 After:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1780-1820

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1869,1009.137 |
Producer name: Print made by:Thomas WilliamsAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1830-1862

print

Title: Her Highness Princess Ann, Eldest Daughter to his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales |
Museum number: 1918,1012.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:John SimonAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1720s

print

Museum number: P,6.231 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Smith, the mezzotinterAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1692

print

Title: Henricus Aldrich S.T.P. Ecclesiæ Christi Oxon Decanus |
Museum number: P,7.213 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Smith, the mezzotinterAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1710-1743

print

Title: John Earle of Mulgrave ... |
Museum number: 1902,1011.145 |
Producer name: Print made by:Isaac BeckettAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1685-1688

print

Title: John Marquis of Tweedale ... |
Museum number: P,7.175 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Smith, the mezzotinterAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1695

print

Title: The Duchess of Grafton |
Museum number: 1902,1011.113 |
Producer name: Print made by:Isaac BeckettAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1683-1687

print

Title: His Excellency John, Duke of Marlborough, Marquis of Blanford, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill, |
Museum number: 1902,1011.4673 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Smith, the mezzotinterAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1703

print

Title: Petrus van der Plass, apud Amstelo-Batavos, Polycleto maior, Statuarius |
Museum number: 1925,0731.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pieter Schenk IAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1680-1698 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Title: The Right Honble John Earle of Radnor |
Museum number: 1950,0520.263 |
Producer name: Published by:Robert WhiteAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1683

print

Title: The Lady Howard |
Museum number: 1855,0512.47 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Smith, the mezzotinterAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1693

print

Museum number: 1902,1011.6064 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jan VerkoljeAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1684

print

Title: The Earle of Devonshire |
Museum number: 1902,1011.7719 |
Producer name: Print made by:Pieter Schenk IAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1675-1719 |
Production place: Published in:Amsterdam (Netherlands)

print

Title: The Duke of Norfolk |
Museum number: 1874,0808.2333 |
Producer name: Published by:Robert WhiteAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1680-1690

print

Museum number: 1902,1011.4665 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Smith, the mezzotinterPrint made by:Isaac Beckett |
Production date: 1685

print

Title: Madame D'Avenant |
Museum number: 1855,0512.33 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Smith, the mezzotinterAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1689

print

Title: The Right Hon.ble George Earle of Flint Viscount Weikham Baron of Weim ... |
Museum number: 1849,0328.8 |
Producer name: Published by:John OliverAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1686-1688

print

Title: Isaacus Newton Eq: Aur. |
Museum number: 1874,0808.2318 |
Producer name: Print made by:John Smith, the mezzotinterAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1712

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