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
1016 x 965 mm (40 x 38 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290441
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, King William III (1650–1702), studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646/9 - London 1723). A three-quarter length portrait, dressed in ermine robes, his right hand akimbo. This is a version of Kneller's state portrait of the king.
Provenance
Acquired with Calke Abbey's contents, with the aid of a grant provided by the National Heritage Memorial Fund, thanks to a special allocation of money from the Government and transferred in lieu of tax on the estate of Charles Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1917 - 1981) to the National Trust with the house that was given by Henry Jenney Harpur-Crewe (1921- 1991), in 1984
Credit line
Calke Abbey, The Harpur Crewe Collection (acquired by the National Trust with the help of the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1984)
Makers and roles
studio of Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist