| Kneller studied in Leiden, but became a pupil of Ferdinand Bol and Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn in Amsterdam. |
| Kneller died of fever in 1723 at Great Queen Street and his remains were interred at Twickenham. |
| Kneller was a German, born at Lubec, so that his English is to be read with a foreign accent. |
| Kneller painted a portrait of him for the king, which is said to have been a good likeness. |
| His wife's portrait is placed in the drawing-room because it was painted by Kneller. |
| There is a very good story told of Sir Godfrey Kneller, in his character of a Justice of the peace. |
