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Joseph Addison (1672–1719), Fellow (1698–1711)
Godfrey Kneller·1718
Historical Context
Joseph Addison from 1718 by Godfrey Kneller depicts the great essayist and co-founder of The Spectator. Kneller was the leading portrait painter in England for nearly fifty years, serving as Principal Painter to the Crown under five monarchs. Kneller dominated British portraiture for nearly half a century as Principal Painter successively to Charles II, James II, William III, and Queen Anne, producing vast output through a studio system where assistants painted costume and background while he...
Technical Analysis
The portrait demonstrates Kneller's established late Baroque portrait manner, with broad handling and confident characterization of the literary figure.
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