Sir Thomas Lane (d.1715), of Bentley, with a Falcon by Sir Godrey Kneller - about 1680

Date Created: 28 August 2018

Author: Sir Godrey Kneller (1646-1723), German artist who worked in Britain

Source: The Internet

Owner: National Trust, UK

Location: National Trust, Moseley Old Hall, UK

Link to: Website

  • United Kingdom
  • Falcon
  • Painting
  • 17th Century
  • Training
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  • Date

    c.1680

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Measurements

    89 x 71 cm

  • Accession number

    477491

  • Acquisition method

    gift from Miss Jane Lane, 2007

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Kneller

Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet (born Gottfried Kniller; 8 August 1646 – 19 October 1723), was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was court painter to English and British monarchs from Charles II to George I. His major works include The Chinese Convert (1687; Royal Collection, London); a series of four portraits of Isaac Newton painted at various junctures of the latter's life; a series of ten reigning European monarchs, including King Louis XIV of France; over 40 "kit-cat portraits" of members of the Kit-Cat Club; and ten "beauties" of the court of William III, to match a similar series of ten beauties of the court of Charles II painted by his predecessor as court painter, Sir Peter Lely.

 

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