Biography of Godfrey Kneller 1646-1723

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On 08 Aug 1646 Godfrey Kneller was born.

Around 1665 Godfrey Kneller (age 18) became a pupil of Ferdinand Bol (age 48).

Pepy's Diary. 27 Sep 1667. After dinner I to the office, and they gone, anon comes Pelling, and he and I to Gray's Inne Fields, thinking to have heard Mrs. Knight sing at her lodgings, by a friend's means of his1 but we come too late; so must try another time.

Note 1. Mrs. Knight, a celebrated singer and mistress of Charles II. There is in Waller's "Poems" a song sung by her to the Queen (age 28) on her birthday. In her portrait, engraved by Faber, after Kneller (age 21), she is represented in mourning, and in a devout posture before a crucifix. Evelyn (age 46) refers to her singing as incomparable, and adds that she had "the greatest reach of any English woman; she had been lately roaming in Italy, and was much improv'd in that quality" ("Diary", December 2nd, 1674).

Around 1671 Godfrey Kneller (age 24). Portrait of Hortense Mancini Duchess of Mazarin (age 24).

Around 1675 Godfrey Kneller (age 28). Portrait of Bishop Henry Compton (age 43).

Around 1676 Godfrey Kneller (age 29). Portrait of Mary Scrope (age 42). One of the Hampton Court Beauties.

Mary Scrope: In 1634 she was born to Adrian Scrope and Mary Waller. Somewhat speculative. On or after 10 Feb 1675 Henry Arundell and she were married. In 1721 Mary Scrope died.

Before 1680 Godfrey Kneller (age 33). Portrait of Dorothy Shirley (age 25).

Dorothy Shirley: On 05 Jun 1654 she was born to Robert Shirley 4th Baronet and Catherine Okeover at Brackley, Northamptonshire. After 1675 George Vernon and she were married. In 1682 Dorothy Shirley died at Brackley, Northamptonshire.

Around 1680 Godfrey Kneller (age 33). Portrait of Henry Herbert 4th Baron Herbert Chirbury (age 40).

Around 1680 Godfrey Kneller (age 33). Portrait of Richard Onslow 1st Baron Onslow (age 25).

Around 1680 Godfrey Kneller (age 33). Portrait of Elizabeth Tulse (age 19).

Elizabeth Tulse: Around 1661 she was born to Henry Tulse. On 31 Aug 1676 Richard Onslow 1st Baron Onslow and she were married. On 25 Nov 1718 she died at Croydon Palace.

In 1682 Godfrey Kneller (age 35) lived at 16 17 Great Piazza Covent Garden.

Around 1682 Godfrey Kneller (age 35). Portrait of Pyotr Potemkin Ambassdor (age 65).

Pyotr Potemkin Ambassdor: In 1617 he was born. Evelyn's Diary. 24 Nov 1681. I was at the audience of the Russian Ambassador before both their Majesties in the Banqueting House, Whitehall Palace. The presents were carried before him, held up by his followers in two ranks before the King's State, and consisted of tapestry (one suite of which was doubtlessly brought from France as being of that fabric, the Ambassador having passed through that kingdom as he came out of Spain), a large Persian carpet, furs of sable and ermine, etc.; but nothing was so splendid and exotic as the Ambassador who came soon after the King's restoration. This present Ambassador was exceedingly offended that his coach was not permitted to come into the Court, till, being told that no King's Ambassador did, he was pacified, yet requiring an attestation of it under the hand of Sir Charles Cotterell, the Master of the Ceremonies; being, it seems, afraid he should offend his Master, if he omitted the least punctilio. It was reported he condemned his son to lose his head for shaving off his beard, and putting himself in the French mode at Paris, and that he would have executed it, had not the French King interceded-but qy. of this. In 1700 he died.

1683 Godfrey Kneller (age 36). Portrait of Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore (age 22).

Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore: In 1661 he was born to John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl. In 1686 Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore was created 1st Earl Dunmore. On 19 Apr 1710 Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore died. His son John Murray 2nd Earl Dunmore succeeded 2nd Earl Dunmore.

Around 1683 Godfrey Kneller (age 36). Portrait of Charles Boyle 2nd Earl Burlington (age 15).

In 1684 Godfrey Kneller (age 37). Portrait of Catherine Sedley Countess Dorchester and Portmore (age 26).

Around 1685 Godfrey Kneller (age 38). Portrait of Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth (age 27).

Around 1685 Godfrey Kneller (age 38). Portrait of William Constable 4th Viscount Dunbar (age 31).

William Constable 4th Viscount Dunbar: Around 1654 he was born to John Constable 2nd Viscount Dunbar and Mary Brudenell Viscountess Dunbar. Around 01 Aug 1697 William Constable 4th Viscount Dunbar and Elizabeth Clifford Viscountess Dunbar were married. The difference in their ages was 35 years. On 23 Nov 1714 Robert Constable 3rd Viscount Dunbar died without issue. His brother William Constable 4th Viscount Dunbar succeeded 4th Viscount Dunbar. Elizabeth Clifford Viscountess Dunbar by marriage Viscountess Dunbar. On 15 Aug 1718 William Constable 4th Viscount Dunbar died without legitimate issue. Viscount Dunbar extinct.

Around 1685 Godfrey Kneller (age 38). Portrait of George "Hanging Judge" Jeffreys 1st Baron Jeffreys (age 39).

In 1685 Godfrey Kneller (age 38). Portrait of Lawrence Hyde 1st Earl Rochester (age 42).

Around 1685 Godfrey Kneller (age 38). Portrait of Justinian Isham 4th Baronet (age 26).

Justinian Isham 4th Baronet: On 11 Aug 1658 he was born to Justinian Isham 2nd Baronet and Vere Leigh Lady Isham. On 26 Jul 1681 Thomas Isham 3rd Baronet died. His brother Justinian Isham 4th Baronet succeeded 4th Baronet Isham of Lamport in Northamptonshire. On 16 Jul 1683 Justinian Isham 4th Baronet and Elizabeth Turnor Lady Isham were married. On 13 May 1730 Justinian Isham 4th Baronet died. His son Justinian Isham 5th Baronet succeeded 5th Baronet Isham of Lamport in Northamptonshire.

In 1685 Godfrey Kneller (age 38). Portrait of John Egerton 3rd Baronet (age 27).

John Egerton 3rd Baronet: Around 1658 he was born to John Egerton 2nd Baronet. In 1674 John Egerton 2nd Baronet died. His son John Egerton 3rd Baronet succeeded 3rd Baronet Egerton and Oulton. In 1729 John Egerton 3rd Baronet died. His son Holland Egerton 4th Baronet succeeded 4th Baronet Egerton and Oulton.

Evelyn's Diary. 08 Oct 1685. I had my picture drawn this week by the famous Kneller (age 39).

Around 1686 Godfrey Kneller (age 39). Portrait of Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton (age 19). One of the Hampton Court Beauties.

1689. Godfrey Kneller (age 42). Portrait of Isaac Newton (age 46).

In 1689 Godfrey Kneller (age 42). Portrait of Thomas Gale Scholar (age 54).

In 1689 Godfrey Kneller (age 42). Portrait of Ashe Windham (age 17).

Ashe Windham: In 1672 he was born to William Windham of Felbrigg Hall and Katherine Ashe. On 04 Apr 1749 Ashe Windham died.

In 1689 Godfrey Kneller (age 42). Portrait of John Evelyn (age 68).

1689. Godfrey Kneller (age 42). Portrait of Thomas Gale (age 54).

In 1689 John Riley (age 43) was appointed Principal In Ordinary jointly with Godfrey Kneller (age 42).

In 1689 Godfrey Kneller (age 42). Portrait of William Hewer (age 47).

In 1689 Godfrey Kneller (age 42). Portrait of Samuel Pepys (age 55).

Evelyn's Diary. 09 Jun 1689. Visited Dr. Burnet (age 45), now Bishop of Sarum; got him to let Mr. Kneller (age 42) draw his picture.

Evelyn's Diary. 08 Jul 1689. I sat for my picture to Mr. Kneller (age 42), for Mr. Pepys (age 56), late Secretary to the Admiralty, holding my "Sylva" in my right hand. It was on his long and earnest request, and is placed in his library. Kneller (age 42) never painted in a more masterly manner.

Around 1690 Godfrey Kneller (age 43). Portrait of Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans (age 19).

Around 1691 Godfrey Kneller (age 44). Portrait of Frances Whitmore Lady Myddelton (age 24).

Around 1693. Godfrey Kneller (age 46). Portrait of John Dryden (age 61).

Before 1694 Godfrey Kneller (age 47). Portrait of Henry Booth 1st Earl Warrington (age 41).

In 1694 Godfrey Kneller (age 47). Portrait of George Montagu 1st Earl Halifax (age 10).

Between 1694 and 1695 Charles Jervas (age 20) worked as an assistant to Godfrey Kneller (age 47).

Before 1695 Godfrey Kneller (age 48). Portrait of Richard Maitland 4th Earl Lauderdale (age 41).

Richard Maitland 4th Earl Lauderdale: On 20 Jun 1653 he was born to Charles Maitland 3rd Earl Lauderdale. On 01 Jul 1678 Richard Maitland 4th Earl Lauderdale and Anne Campbell were married. She the daughter of Archibald Campbell 9th Earl Argyll and Mary Stewart Countess Argyll. He the son of Charles Maitland 3rd Earl Lauderdale. On 09 Jun 1691 Charles Maitland 3rd Earl Lauderdale died. His son Richard Maitland 4th Earl Lauderdale succeeded 4th Earl Lauderdale although the Earldom was outlawed on 23 Jul 1694 as a consequence of his being a Jacobite. In 1695 Richard Maitland 4th Earl Lauderdale died without issue. His brother John Maitland 5th Earl Lauderdale succeeded 5th Earl Lauderdale.

Around 1695 Godfrey Kneller (age 48). Posthumous Portrait of James Vernon.

James Vernon: Around 1721 he was born to Admiral Edward Vernon. In 1790 James Vernon died.

Around 1695 Godfrey Kneller (age 48). Portrait of Robert Southwell (age 59).

Around 1697. Godfrey Kneller (age 50). Portrait of John Dryden (age 65).

In 1698 Godfrey Kneller (age 51). Portrait of Bishop Nathaniel Crew 3rd Baron Crew (age 64).

Before 1699 Godfrey Kneller (age 52). Portrait of Henry Somerset 1st Duke Beaufort (age 69).

Around 1700 Godfrey Kneller (age 53). Portrait of Martha Vaughan.

Martha Vaughan: Before 1700 John Morgan of Tredegar and she were married. On 15 Oct 1720 she died.

Around 1700 Godfrey Kneller (age 53). Portrait of Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth (age 40). One of the Hampton Court Beauties.

Around 1700 Godfrey Kneller (age 53). Portrait of Diana Vere Duchess St Albans (age 21). One of the Hampton Court Beauties.

Diana Vere Duchess St Albans: In 1679 she was born to Aubrey de Vere 20th Earl of Oxford and Diana Kirke Countess of Oxford. On 17 Apr 1694 Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke St Albans and she were married. She by marriage Duchess St Albans. She the daughter of Aubrey de Vere 20th Earl of Oxford and Diana Kirke Countess of Oxford. He the son of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland and Nell Gwyn. On 15 Jan 1742 Diana Vere Duchess St Albans died.

Around 1700 Godfrey Kneller (age 53). Portrait of Margaret Cecil Countess Ranelagh (age 28). One of the Hampton Court Beauties.

Around 1700 Godfrey Kneller (age 53). Portrait of Henry de Nassau Lord Overkirk (age 60).

Henry de Nassau Lord Overkirk: In 1640 he was born to Louis Nassau Beverweert at The Hague. Roger Whitley's Diary. 07 Jun 1690. Satorday, severall of the King's servants came to provide for him; viz: Mr Isaack, Lambe, Clarke, Fronteene, &c. neare 2 o'clock the King came, with Lord: Portland, Scarborow; Overkirk, Solmes, Scranmore, Zulestein, &c. Dutch & English, the Bishop: & severall of the clergy, &c. the King went to dine, past 2; had severall of his noblemen & gentry to dine with him; he also commanded the Bishop: & me to sitt downe; Lord Warrington came when we were at dinner; sate downe; we were 13 or 14 at table; his Majesty did me the honor to drink to me; after dinner he talked with me a long while at the window; then retired, writ letters, &c. Sir Thomas Delves & severall gentlemen of the County dined with Mr Isack (who had tables provided in the Kilne) & the rest of the King's servants, officers of the Guards, &c. were provided for in one place or other; the King walked in the gardens, to the stables in the evening; discoursed often very obligingly with me after he came in; retired to his chamber; had some new layd eggs to his supper; went to bed before 11. in the afternoone the County gentlemen, clergy, cittisens of Chester & Recorder (who were sent to [fo. 119r] know his Majesty's: pleasure about coming to Chester) kissed his hand; & in the evening my daughters, grandchildren, aunts &c; when he walked in the garden he gathered cherryes & seemed well pleased, &c. there was a good supper prepared in the Kilne for those that would eate, besides many of the King's great officers & servants; Lord Warrington, Sir Rowland Gwynn & others lay in the house; I went to bed (weary) before 11 o'clock; Lord Brandon lay at Mr Hardwares, also Mr Row. On 18 Oct 1708 Henry de Nassau Lord Overkirk died.

Around 1700 Godfrey Kneller (age 53). Portrait of Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex. One of the Hampton Court Beauties.

Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex: In 1669 she was born to James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton and Mary Noel Countess Northampton. On 07 Mar 1685 Charles Sackville 6th Earl Dorset 1st Earl Middlesex and she were married. She by marriage Countess Dorset, Countess Middlesex. The difference in their ages was 25 years. She the daughter of James Compton 3rd Earl of Northampton and Mary Noel Countess Northampton. He the son of Richard Sackville 5th Earl Dorset and Frances Cranfield Countess Dorset. On 06 Aug 1691 Mary Compton Countess Dorset and Middlesex died of smallpox.

Around 1700 Godfrey Kneller (age 53). Portrait of Isabella Bennet Duchess Grafton (age 32). One of the Hampton Court Beauties.

Around 1700 Godfrey Kneller (age 53). Portrait of Mary Bentinck Countess Essex (age 20). One of the Hampton Court Beauties.

Mary Bentinck Countess Essex: On 20 Aug 1679 she was born to William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Anne Villiers Countess Portland. On 28 Feb 1692 Algernon Capell 2nd Earl Essex and she were married. She by marriage Countess Essex. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Anne Villiers Countess Portland. He the son of Arthur Capell 1st Earl Essex and Elizabeth Percy Countess Essex. They were half third cousins. On 20 Aug 1726 Mary Bentinck Countess Essex died.

Around 1702. Godfrey Kneller (age 55). Barbara Villiers Viscountess Fitzhardinge (age 48) and Sarah Jennings Duchess Marlborough (age 41) playing cards.

In 1702 Godfrey Kneller (age 55). Portrait of Frances Leigh (age 32).

Frances Leigh: Around 1670 she was born to Piers Legh. On 08 Feb 1728 Frances Leigh died. Before 1744 Peter Legh and she were married. They were second cousins.

1703. Godfrey Kneller (age 56). Portrait of Henry Boyle 1st Baron Carleton (age 33).

Around 1707. Godfrey Kneller (age 60). Portrait of John Vanbrugh (age 42).

John Vanbrugh: On or before 24 Jan 1664 he was born. He was baptised on 24 Jan 1664. On 26 Mar 1726 he died.

Before 1708 Godfrey Kneller (age 61). Portrait of Walter St John 3rd Baronet (age 85).

Before 1708 Godfrey Kneller (age 61). Portrait of William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire.

1709. Godfrey Kneller (age 62). Portrait of William Congreve (age 38).

William Congreve: On 24 Jan 1670 he was born. On 19 Jan 1729 he died.

Before 1710 Godfrey Kneller (age 63). Portrait of Elizabeth "Lady Betty" Hastings (age 27).

Before 1710 Godfrey Kneller (age 63). Portrait of Admiral George Churchill (age 55).

Admiral George Churchill: In 1654 he was born to Winston Churchill and Elizabeth Drake. In 1710 Admiral George Churchill died.

Around 1710 Godfrey Kneller (age 63). Portrait of Admiral John Leake (age 53).

Admiral John Leake: On 04 Jul 1656 he was born. Around 1681 he and Christian Hill were married. In 1708 Admiral John Leake was elected MP Rochester. On 21 Aug 1720 he died.

Around 1710 Godfrey Kneller (age 63). Portrait of William Cavendish 3rd Duke Devonshire (age 11).

In 1710. John James Baker. Known as "Whig Junto". From www.tate.org ... This is a portrait of a political group named the Whig Junto and a Black servant, whose identity is unknown. It is the only known portrait of the Junto, which was an ideologically close-knit group of political peers who formed the leadership of the Whig party in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The members of the group are shown gathered together on a grand terrace, while a vista onto a garden is revealed by the Black servant, who holds back a heavy velvet curtain. The grand architectural setting is imagined, and is deliberately evocative of power and status. The picture was commissioned by Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford (age 57), who stands on the right, as if welcoming the company. It is not known if Orford (age 57) had a Black servant in his household or whether the individual was included to emphasise Orford's (age 57) wealth and social standing. At the time, Britain was profiting heavily from the trade of enslaved people from West Africa. The presence of Black servants, many of whom were enslaved, in both aristocratic and merchant households had come to symbolise property and wealth. This reflected the dehumanising view of enslaved Black people held by the British elite.

The scene conjures one of the Junto's country house meetings where, in between parliamentary sessions, policy and party strategy were formulated. From left to right the sitters round the table can be identified as Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (age 34); Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton (age 61); John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1C 1697) (age 58); Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (age 48); and William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (age 38). The lavish surroundings probably represent Orford's (age 57) house, Chippenham, where Junto meetings sometimes took place. It was also ideally located for the nearby Newmarket horse races, which the members of the Junto frequently attended when parliament was not sitting.

The portrait is dated 1710, before the crushing electoral defeat of the Whigs in October of that year. It shows the political allies while in power, when Sunderland (age 34) was Secretary of State, Wharton (age 61) Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Somers Lord President of the Privy Council, Devonshire (age 38) Lord Steward and a member of the Privy Council, and Orford (age 57) First Lord of the Admiralty. On the surface the portrait shows a relaxed gathering of fellow connoisseurs, seated round a table consulting antique medals and books of prints. Fittingly, Somers and Halifax (age 48) sit at the centre of the company, holding a book and handling a medal respectively. Both were known collectors and antiquarians - Somers was one of the founders of the Whig Kit-Cat Club, a convivial drinking and dining club, but which also had a political propagandist agenda; he had also purchased the Resta collection of drawings from Italy in 1709. Halifax (age 48) had a celebrated library and a collection of antique medals (sold in 1740), to which those being consulted presumably allude. Behind this exterior of cultural appreciation, however, the portrait advertises Whig policy in 1709-10, which supported the continuation of war against France in opposition to Tory calls for peace. The two visible prints are friezes from Trajan's column showing episodes from the Dacian wars, with the Roman army crossing the Danube. The viewer is invited to make parallels between the valour and victories of the Roman emperors and the current military greatness achieved for Britain by the Duke of Marlborough's campaigns. The globe, showing the Pacific, presumably alludes to Whig foreign policy ambitions beyond Europe. By defeating France in Europe, they aimed to gain commercial access to Spanish American trade routes. It reflects the competitive European colonial pursuit of new markets, including the selling of enslaved West African people to Spanish territories overseas.

John James Baker (or Backer, or Bakker) is thought to have been Flemish, from Antwerp. He was Godfrey Kneller's (age 63) (1646-1723) long-time studio assistant and drapery painter, and this is his largest, most ambitious and complex work. The symbolic programme was presumably devised by Orford in discussion with Baker. The Duke of Devonshire was not a regular member of the Junto, although an increasingly important Whig peer, but his inclusion here is presumably because of his kinship relationship with Orford. The picture is thus a demonstration of Orford's private as well as professional networks, and also his pride and ambition. It would have been displayed at Chippenham in the newly appointed, fashionable interiors, alongside other works that Orford commissioned to advertise his public achievement and the private and professional networks that sustained his power and influence.

In 1711 Godfrey Kneller (age 64). Portrait of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 49).

From 1711 to 1720 John Vanderbank (age 25) studied under Godfrey Kneller (age 64) at the Art Academy run by James Thornhill (age 36) in Great Queen Street.

In 1711 Godfrey Kneller (age 64). Portrait of Christopher Wren (age 87).

Before 25 Aug 1711 Godfrey Kneller (age 65). Portrait of Edward Villiers 1st Earl Jersey (age 55).

In 1713 Godfrey Kneller (age 66). Portrait of Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 45). Petworth House.

Before 12 Jan 1713. Godfrey Kneller (age 66). Portrait of John Vaughan 3rd Earl Carbery (age 73).

Around 1715 Godfrey Kneller (age 68). Portrait of Lucy Loftus Marchioness Wharton (age 45).

In 1715 Godfrey Kneller (age 68). Portrait of Thomas Wharton 1st Marquess Wharton (age 66).

In 1715 Godfrey Kneller (age 68). Portrait of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde.

In 1715 Godfrey Kneller (age 68). Portrait of John Rushout 4th Baronet (age 29).

In 1715 Godfrey Kneller (age 68). Portrait of Lionel Cranfield Sackville 1st Duke Dorset (age 26).

Around 1715. Godfrey Kneller (age 68). Portrait of Henrietta Scott aka Crofts (age 33).

Henrietta Scott aka Crofts: Around 1682 she was born illegitimately to James Scott 1st Duke Monmouth 1st Duke Buccleuch and Eleanor Needham. She a granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. Around 1697 Charles Paulet 2nd Duke Bolton and she were married. His third marriage. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of James Scott 1st Duke Monmouth 1st Duke Buccleuch and Eleanor Needham. He the son of Charles Paulet 1st Duke Bolton and Mary Scrope 6th Marchioness Winchester. She a granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland. On 27 Feb 1730 Henrietta Scott aka Crofts died.

Before 1718 Godfrey Kneller (age 71). Portrait of Charlotte Fitzroy Countess Lichfield (age 53).

Before 1719. Godfrey Kneller (age 72). Portrait of Edmund Dunch (age 41).

Edmund Dunch: On 14 Dec 1677 he was born to Hungerford Dunch. On 31 May 1719 he died.

In 1719 Godfrey Kneller (age 72). Portrait of Denzil Onslow of Pyrford (age 77).

In 1719 Godfrey Kneller (age 72). Portrait of Anne Brownlow Lady Cust (age 25).

Anne Brownlow Lady Cust: In 1694 she was born to William Brownlow 4th Baronet and Dorothy Mason Baroness Brownlow. Before 1717 Richard Cust 2nd Baronet and she were married. She by marriage Lady Cust of Stamford in Lincolnshire. In 1779 Anne Brownlow Lady Cust died.

Around 1720 Godfrey Kneller (age 73). Portrait of Bishop Jonathan Trelawny 3rd Baronet (age 69).

Around 1720 Godfrey Kneller (age 73). Portrait of Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys (age 24).

Before 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 76). Portrait of John Montagu 2nd Duke Montagu (age 32).

Before 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 76). Portrait of Richard Lumley 2nd Earl Scarborough (age 36).

Before 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 76). Portrait of Louise Kéroualle 1st Duchess Portsmouth (age 73).

Before 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 76). Portrait of Margaret Cocks Countess Hardwicke.

Before 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 76). Portrait of John Somers 1st Baron Somers.

Before 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 76). Portrait of Mary Wortley-Montagu née Pierrepont (age 33).

Before 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 76). Portrait of Edward Harley 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 33).

Before 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 76). Portrait of Peter King 1st Baron King (age 53).

On 19 Oct 1723 Godfrey Kneller (age 77) died.

1804. School of Godfrey Kneller. Portrait of Mary Clavering Countess Cowper.