Sir Godfrey Kneller
Sir Godfrey Kneller
17th-18th century British painter
(Lubeck, 8/8/1646 - 10/271723, London, England)
b. 8/8/1646; d. 10/27/1723
Kneller, Godfrey (English painter, 1646-1723)
Note: Kneller was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th to early 18th centuries, documenting 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. Among his best works are 42 portraits of members of the famous literary association called the Kit-Cat Club, which are now in the National Portrait Gallery, London. These were painted between about 1700 and about 1720 and are of a size (36 x 28 inches) that allows a half-length portrait showing one or both hands; 'kitcat size' is now a generic term.
25 objects
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mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.311
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mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.312.1
1745
engraving on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.312.2
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mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.313
1752
mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.328
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mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.329
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mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.336
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mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.338
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mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.370
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mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.371.1
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mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.371.2
1823
engraving on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.381
1744
engraving on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.382.1
1746
engraving on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.384
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engraving on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.387
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engraving on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.389
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mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.397
1660-1725
engraving on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.404
1725
mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.414
1698-1780
engraving on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.463
ca. 1733
mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.941
1697
mezzotint on paper
Gift of Miss Susan Dwight Bliss
1956.24.357
1720-1804
engraving on paper
Bequest of Miss Susan Dwight Bliss
1967.39.64
1684-1756
mezzotint on paper
Bequest of Miss Susan Dwight Bliss
1967.39.113
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oil on canvas
Gift of Mrs. John H. Halford, in memory of John H. Halford, Class of 1907
1970.61