Sidney, 1st Earl Godolphin (1645-1712) politician and financier

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Downing Street

Godfrey Kneller was born in Lübeck, Germany. He moved to Amsterdam in 1662 to study painting under Rembrandt and Ferdinand Bol. He later trained with Gianlorenzo Bernini and Carlo Maratta in Rome. He returned to Lübeck in 1675, before moving to Hamburg and then to London to study the works of van Dyck. In England he received commissions from prominent figures, including Charles II. Charles sent Kneller to France in 1684, to paint the portrait of Louis XIV. Kneller maintained his position at court after the accession of James II in 1685 and, when William and Mary came to the throne, he and portraitist John Riley became joint Principal Painters to the Crown. Following Riley’s death, Kneller alone retained the position. He was 77 when he died.

People

Sidney, 1st Earl of Godolphin Godolphin (1645 - 1712)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, 18th century costume, Earl, First Lord of the Treasury, Lord High Treasurer

Materials & Techniques

lithograph, photolithograph

Artist

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)
19th century unknown

Title

Sidney, 1st Earl Godolphin (1645-1712) politician and financier

Date

Medium

Photolithograph

Acquisition

Presented for the Treasury Boardroom by Sir Reginald Welby, May 1893

Provenance

Presented to Treasury Boardroom by Sir Reginald Welby in May 1893

GAC number

0/39