King William III (1650–1702)
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1700
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1245 x 1004 mm (49 x 39 /12 in)
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 932316
Caption
Henry Booth, Lord Delamer (1651-1694), owner of Dunham Massey, was created 1st Earl of Warrington by William III in recognition of his support in the Glorious Revolution. The head seems to be based on Kneller’s full-length state portrait in Garter Robes of 1690 at Windsor, but the whole picture relates to a portrait now in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. There is also a version of this portrait at Dyrham Park, another National Trust property. Kneller’s authorship of the original is established by John Smith’s reversed oval mezzotint of the head-and-shoulders only.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, King William III (1650–1702), studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646/9 - London 1723), circa 1700. Three-quarter-length portrait of a man, turned slightly to right, almost facing, gazing at the spectator, wearing armour, a falling lace cravat which comes over his scarlet cloak which is clasped on his right shoulder, and crosses over his breastplate, a baton in his right hand, his left hand on his hip. Sky background on the right.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust with the house, estate and all the contents of Dunham Massey by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896 - 1976)
Marks and inscriptions
(labelled)
Makers and roles
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist
References
Ingamells, 2009: John Ingamells, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, National Portrait Gallery, London, 2009, p.333