George Knapton (1698–1778) was an English portrait painter and the first portraitist for the Society of Dilettanti in the 1740s. He became Surveyor and...
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archaeological expeditions. The first artist associated with the group was George Knapton. The Society of Dilettanti aimed to correct and purify the public taste...
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Kew Palace (section George II's children)
with her at Richmond Lodge. George and Caroline had come to Britain in 1714 when George's father took the throne as George I, leaving their eldest son...
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John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (category Peers of Great Britain created by George III)
the First Lord of the Treasury and Lord President of the Council under George I, and his second wife, Lady Anne Churchill (third daughter of the 1st Duke...
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Knapton is a village in the English county of Norfolk. Knapton may also refer to: Knapton, Scampston, a former civil parish, now in Scampston, North Yorkshire...
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King George II. She never became queen consort, as Frederick predeceased his father in 1751. Augusta's eldest son succeeded her father-in-law as George III...
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prominent part in the proceedings of the Dilettanti Society, and in 1742 George Knapton painted his portrait for the Society. On 2 March 1746, when John Montagu...
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Robert died, his parents had a second son, named "George" and Robert was born 12 years after George who would have inherited the baronetcy, but died before...
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Frederick, Prince of Wales (category Peers of Great Britain created by George I)
list of other artists whom he employed—Philippe Mercier, John Wootton, George Knapton, and the engraver Joseph Goupy—includes some of the principal painters...
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the 1st Earl Spencer (1734–1783) and their servant, Caesar Shaw by George Knapton (c.1744) The great dining room is situated in the east wing extension...
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rise politically. They had four children: William, Dorothy, Richard, and George. Charlotte inherited great wealth upon the death of her father in 1754....
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pleasant to relax once in a while. Horace, Odes 4, 12, 28. Also used by George Knapton for the portrait of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet in 1744. dulce et...
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a wealthy and staunchly Roman Catholic family. He was the second son of George Throckmorton and Anne Maria (née Paston) Throckmorton. His elder brother...
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foremost painters of his time. He was the master of Thomas Hudson and George Knapton. Richardson was even more influential as a writer; he is credited with...
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Seguier 1820–1843 Benjamin West RA 1791–1820 Richard Dalton 1778–1791 George Knapton 1765–1778 Stephen Slaughter 1745–1765 Peter Walton c.1690–1745 (officially...
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Princess Augusta of Great Britain (category Burials at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle)
March 1813) was a British princess, granddaughter of George II and the only elder sibling of George III. She was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess...
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his reputation for integrity, he was nicknamed "Honest Jack". His father George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer had served in the ministries of Pitt the Younger...
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first members went on to become significant figures, including Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell and William Hamilton Fyfe.[citation needed] Merton has...
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Buckinghamshire into a wealthy and staunchly Roman Catholic family. He was the son of George Throckmorton and Anne Maria Paston. His elder siblings were Robert Throckmorton...
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the similarly sized 1751 group portrait of George III, his mother, brothers and sisters by George Knapton.) A smaller version survives in the collection...
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artist, specialising in miniatures). Cotes trained with portrait painter George Knapton (1698–1778) before setting up his own business in his father's business...
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the ongoing conflicts between Timur and Beyazid I, including Tamerlano by George Handel. These stories of perseverance and passion appealed to many Europeans...
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include Allan Ramsay, Thomas Hudson, Joseph Highmore, Thomas Bardwell and George Knapton. As he was working for many of the leading portrait painters in England...
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There is a painting of Samuel Wathen with his family by the artist George Knapton in the collections of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Wathen...
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Humphry Ambler 1680-1745 attrib. George Knapton...
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Greenwich Hospital and the Naval Office is commemorated by a portrait by George Knapton, now in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich From...
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Robert Knight, 1st Earl of Catherlough (category Peers of Ireland created by George II)
ignored (help) Christie's (11 December 2009). "Lot 146 / Sale 5860: George Knapton (London 1698-1778), portrait of Robert Knight, Baron Luxborough". "Le...
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Willoughby de Eresby on 16 March 1715. He was a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to George I from 1719 to 1727. In 1723, on the death of his father, he inherited the...
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George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas, London: John and Paul Knapton for...
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Bermuda (redirect from Knapton Hill)
forms the core of the Main Island, and prominent hills such as Town Hill, Knapton Hill, and St. David's Lighthouse, while the highest hills, Gibbs Hill Lighthouse...
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