Portrait of a Gentleman
at National Gallery of Art
George Knapton
1698–1778
About
George Knapton was an English portrait painter who specialised in portrait painting. He was the first portraitist for the Society of Dilettanti in the 1740s, and served as Surveyor and Keeper of the King's Pictures from 1765 to 1778.
Notable works
Works in the collection
3 works
Portrait of a Gentleman
at National Gallery of Art
Lucy Ebberton
at Dulwich Picture Gallery
Edward Morrison
at Fitzwilliam Museum
More by George Knapton in institutions
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom
Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge, United Kingdom
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
