
Godfrey Kneller英格兰, 1646–1723可否一睹真容?
倫敦, 英国
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The German-born Godfrey Kneller was one of the most successful portraitists of his era. His first act on receiving a commission was to make a full-scale drawing of the sitter’s face from the life. This study is an example of this working process – not a work of art in its own right, but an energetic sketch on cheap, rough paper for Kneller’s own reference.
维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆
1711–1716
Kneller's Academy of Painting and Drawing
He founds the Academy of Painting and Drawing on Great Queen Street in London and heads it until 1716; it is described as the first art school in Britain, and its founding directors included James Thornhill, James Gibbs and Thomas Gibson.
1713
Churchwarden at Twickenham
When the 14th-century nave of St Mary's Church collapsed in 1713, Kneller was its churchwarden and took an active part in the plans for rebuilding the church by John James.
24 May 1715
Created a baronet
King George I creates him a hereditary baronet, “of Whitton in the County of Middlesex”.