Artist: Sir Godfrey Kneller (British; German, 1646-1723), portrait painter; b. Lübeck; d. London; trained in Amsterdam under Bol (possibly also under Rembrandt?); 1672-75 in Rome and Venice; settled in London 1676; appointed Principal Painter to William III and Mary (jointly with Riley) 1688, retaining office until his death; knighted 1692; made baronet 1715; appointed Governor of the first Academy in England 1711
Engraver: Jabez Goldar (British, c.1740-1795), engraver and publisher.
Title: George Prince of Denmark ((1653-1708), Prince George of Denmark and Norway was the husband of Anne, Queen of Great Britain. He was the consort of the British monarch.
Signed, Numbered, Titled, and Dated: George Prince of Denmark. G. Kneller pinx. Goldar sculp. At Kensington Palace. Published as the Acts directs, January 1st, 1785. London, Engraved for Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England. In our copy of the engraving, two last lines are cut off and included here for reference only.
Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 6".
Edition: Rapin de Thoyras, N. Tindal. The History of England. 1785-1789.
Date: 1785.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Stains, trimmed margins, including two lines of text. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the British Museum catalog.