Kneller, Sir Godfrey [formerly Gottfried Kniller], baronet
(1646–1723)
- J. Douglas Stewart
Extract
Kneller, Sir Godfrey [formerly Gottfried Kniller], baronet (1646–1723), history and portrait painter, was born Gottfried Kniller (which name he used, together with Kneller, until well into his thirties) at Lübeck, north Germany, on 8 August 1646, the third son of Zacharias Kniller (1611–1675)...