Godfrey Kneller

British · 1646–1723 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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Księżna MarlboroughSopocki Dom Aukcyjny · Dec 2024PLN 28,000≈ $6,943≈ £5,437≈ €6,562Sign up to see
Portrait of William IIIClarke Auction Gallery · May 2021$1,700≈ £1,226≈ €1,407Sign up to see
Nachfolge - Porträt der Lady Brownlow (?)Ketterer Kunst · May 2013€625≈ $804≈ £529Sign up to see

Godfrey Kneller’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Godfrey Kneller, Księżna Marlborough, olej, płótno dublowane — Księżna Marlborough
Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · Dec 7, 2024
PLN 28,000Sign up free to see

Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of a Gentleman, oil on canvas — Portrait of a Gentleman
Chorley's · Jun 26, 2024
£1,000Sign up free to see

Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of William III, Oil on canvas — Portrait of William III
Clarke Auction Gallery · May 2, 2021
$1,700Sign up free to see

Portrait of a Child with Sparrow and King Charles Spaniel
Brunk Auctions · Nov 19, 2016
$1,500Sign up free to see

Godfrey Kneller, Nachfolge - Porträt der Lady Brownlow (?), Oil on canvas — Nachfolge - Porträt der Lady Brownlow (?)
Ketterer Kunst · May 15, 2013
€625Sign up free to see

Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of a Husband and Wife, Oil on canvas — Portrait of a Husband and Wife
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Jun 3, 2014

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Godfrey Kneller, Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726), Duke of St. Albans — **Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726), Duke of St. Albans**ca. 1690–95 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939 — Open Access …

Godfrey Kneller, Lady Mary Berkeley — **Lady Mary Berkeley**ca. 1700 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of George A. Hearn, 1896 — Open Access (…

Godfrey Kneller, Study of a young girl — **Study of a young girl**1690–1710 · Black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Friends of Drawings and Prints Gift…

Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of a Woman, Called Maria Taylor Byrd — **Portrait of a Woman, Called Maria Taylor Byrd**1700–1725 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher Fund, 1925 — Open Access (CC0)

Godfrey Kneller, Grinling Gibbons — **Grinling Gibbons**1690 · Mezzotint
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925 — Open Access…

Godfrey Kneller, Anthony Henley — **Anthony Henley**before 1694 · black chalk heightened with white chalk on brown laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Godfrey Kneller, Sir Matthew Holworthy (c. 1608-1678) — **Sir Matthew Holworthy (c. 1608-1678)**
Harvard Art Museums ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Harvard Art Museums

Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of Lord Lovell, Earl of Leicester — **Portrait of Lord Lovell, Earl of Leicester**
Fogg Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fogg Museum

Godfrey Kneller, Robert Hunter (1666-1734) — **Robert Hunter (1666-1734)**1720
New York Historical ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — New York Historical

Godfrey Kneller, Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland — **Barbara Palmer (née Villiers), Duchess of Cleveland**1684
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Godfrey Kneller, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Godfrey Kneller, Scholar in His Study — **Scholar in His Study**1668
Leiden Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Leiden Collection

Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of a Gentleman — **Portrait of a Gentleman**1711
Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen

Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of Johan Hulft — **Portrait of Johan Hulft**1697
Museum Het Valkhof ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum Het Valkhof

Godfrey Kneller, A scholar in his study — **A scholar in his study**1668
Kimbell Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kimbell Art Museum

Godfrey Kneller, Earl of Mountrath — **Earl of Mountrath**n.d. · Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), over black chalk, on tan laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Bust of Woman in Profile to Left1725/1735 · Red chalk, with stumping, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Godfrey Kneller, Portrait of Court Lady with Mastiff — **Portrait of Court Lady with Mastiff**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, and brush and gray wash, hieghtened with lead white (discolored), over graphite, on pale brown laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Godfrey Kneller, The Infant St. John the Baptist — **The Infant St. John the Baptist**fourth quarter 17th century or first quarter 18th century · red chalk, with stumping over traces of graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection — Open Access (CC0)

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Works in museum collections

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