Portrait painter. His set of portraits of Kit-Cat Club members is on display in the National Portrait Gallery.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Godfrey Kneller
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Other Subjects
1 memorial
London Arts Board
One of ten regional arts boards which were eventually absorbed to become Arts Council England.
1 memorial
Sir Richard Wallace
An extremely rich art collector and Francophile. Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet of Sudbourne Hall in Suffolk; of Hertford House in London; of Antrim Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland; of 2 ...
1 memorial
Art Fund
"Helping museums and galleries buy art for everyone to enjoy". Previously known as the National Art Collections Fund.
4 memorials
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Fountain Tavern
Here the political opponents of Sir Robert Walpole met, using the title of the Fountain Club. Since the Kit-Cat Club, Walpole's supporters, also met here, we have to trust that the landlord arrange...
Building, Commerce, Community / Clubs, Food & Drink, Politics & Administration
2 memorials
Sir Robert Walpole
First Prime Minister of Great Britain. An early political victim of satire, the target of Swift, Pope, Fielding, Johnson, Hogarth and Thomas Gay. Walpole responded by setting up the office of the...
3 memorials
Anne Spencer, Countess of Sunderland
Daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Nicknamed "Little Whig" and the subject of one of the famous Kit-Kat Club toasts.
1 memorial
Brian Epstein
Beatles' manager and impresario. Born Liverpool. Homosexual and artistic, briefly studied at RADA, then joined the family retail business. Involved in the local music scene he spotted the Beatles a...
3 memorials
William Penn
Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania. Born in the Liberty of the Tower. After studying law, he spent several years in Ireland managing his father's estates. During this time he converted to Qu...
5 memorials
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