Arnold Joost Van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle (1669-1718)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1701 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2362 x 1467 mm (93 x 57 3/4 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1219965
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Arnold Joost Van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle (1669-1718), by Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646/9 - London 1723), signed and dated 1701. A full-length portrait of the 1st Earl of Albemarle, standing, turned slightly to the left, facing the viewer, wearing robes of the Garter.
Provenance
Probably commissioned by the sitter; thence by descent; on loan from Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle
Marks and inscriptions
In black, on wooden tablet on the frame: ARNOLD JOOST VAN KEPPEL / Lord of the Voorst / 1ST EARL of ALBEMARLE / Born 1670. Died 1717. / Sir Godfrey Kneller.
Makers and roles
Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist