Robert Price (1655-1733) judge and politician; MP for Weobley

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Godfrey Kneller was born in Lübeck, Germany. He moved to Amsterdam in 1662 to study painting under Rembrandt and Ferdinand Bol. He later trained with Gianlorenzo Bernini and Carlo Maratta in Rome. He returned to Lübeck in 1675, before moving to Hamburg and then to London to study the works of van Dyck. In England he received commissions from prominent figures, including Charles II. Charles sent Kneller to France in 1684, to paint the portrait of Louis XIV. Kneller maintained his position at court after the accession of James II in 1685 and, when William and Mary came to the throne, he and portraitist John Riley became joint Principal Painters to the Crown. Following Riley’s death, Kneller alone retained the position. He was 77 when he died.

People

Robert Price (1655 - 1733)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, man, 18th century costume, legal costume, wig, collar, fur, judge, Member of Parliament

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723)

Title

Robert Price (1655-1733) judge and politician; MP for Weobley

Date

1714

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 74.00 cm, width: 61.50 cm

Acquisition

Bequeathed by James Barrington Baker, October 1974

Inscription

Sdbl

Provenance

Mr James Barrington Baker; bequest to the Royal Courts of Justice

GAC number

RCJ11557