John Prescott Knight

(1803-1881)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Knight, John Prescott, 1803-1881 DNB: Knight, John Prescott (1803–1881), portrait painter LBT ID: JoKnigh1881 VIAF ID: 4684917 LOC ID: no2006060178	B/BAP: 1803-03-09 DIED: 1881-03-26
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English portrait painter, son of the actor Edward Knight (1774–1826); he was elected to the Royal Academy in 1844, and its secretary in 1847.