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Hace 4 días · Sir Godfrey Kneller created all three. One depicts Keeper of the Privy Purse Mehmet von Königstreu, who was taken prisoner in the Ottoman Empire and transported to Britain, where he was ennobled ...
Hace 3 días · Portrait of Peter I by Godfrey Kneller, 1698. This portrait was Peter's gift to the King of England. Woolwich Dockyard in 1698: the recently erected Great Storehouse (centre-right) dominates the built environment of the dockyard.
- 2 November 1721 – 8 February 1725
- Natalya Naryshkina
Hace 1 día · The British Royals’ Huge Staff Once Included Exotic Cat Wranglers, Rat Killers and Toilet Attendants. A new exhibition in London offers an inside look at the lives of the workers who served the ...
Hace 3 días · Steele’s own Kit-cat portrait, for example, a visual marker of his entry into the Whig club of the same name, was painted by the Lübeck-born, Dutch-trained artist Godfrey Kneller; Kneller’s own appointment as principal painter to William and Mary, followed those of Antonio Verrio to James II, and Peter Lely to Charles II, with ...
Hace 1 día · Siege of Namur. William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), [b] also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from ...
- 1689 – 8 March 1702
- Mary, Princess Royal
Hace 3 días · Since buying the place in the 1980s, dealer Simon Dickinson and his wife, Jessica, have lovingly transformed it into the archetypal country residence, right down to the swagged pelmets, ribbon trimmings and blousy chintz. It’s been the perfect timeless home for their offspring, says Serena Fokschaner – and his many acquisitions.
Hace 3 horas · George I in 1714, by Godfrey Kneller. The Stuart line died with Anne in 1714, although a die-hard faction with French support supported pretenders. The Elector of Hanover became king as George I. He paid more attention to Hanover and surrounded himself with Germans, making him an unpopular king.
