Sujet

The late Mr. J. P. Knight, R.A., 1881. Creator: R&E Taylor.

Légende

The late Mr. J. P. Knight, R.A., 1881. Engraving from a photograph by the Imperial Photographic Company. 'John Prescott Knight, whose death we have already announced, was chiefly known as an able portrait-painter, especially successful with male sitters; but early in his career he painted many genre and historical subjects in the somewhat conventional style of the day. The artist was a son of Knight, the comedian, and was born at Stratford, in 1803. He began life as a clerk in a merchant's office; but on the failure of the firm, having shown some love of drawing, he was placed by his father for a time under the late Mr. Sass and Mr. G. Clint. He began to exhibit about 1826; was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1836, a full Member in 1844; and two years after was appointed secretary to that body, a post he resigned in 1873. Since then the Academicians have appointed a lay secretary, and, in view of the varied duties of the post and the scholarship requisite, particularly since the Academy has undertaken the annual exhibition of Old Masters, they have, no doubt, done wisely'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A42_365

Model release

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Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

10,0Mo (1,3Mo) / 14,8cm x 16,9cm / 1753 x 1992 (300dpi)

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