George Knapton

Deceased Person

1698 – 1778

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Who was George Knapton?

George Knapton was an English portrait painter and the first portraitist for the Society of Dilettanti in the 1740s. He became Surveyor and Keeper of the King's Pictures from 1765–78.

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Born
1698
London
Education
  • St. Martin's Lane Academy
Died
1778

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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