Family Sibling
Charles Knapton
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q5541385 · wikidata
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George Knapton
1698-01-01 – 1778-01-01
Life & Legacy
George Knapton (1698 – December 1778) 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.
Occupation & Career
painter, visual artist, artist
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q5541385 — wikidata View source
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