William Henry Knight

Place: Newbury

Born: 1823

Death: 1863

Biography:

William Henry Knight (26 September 1823 – 31 July 1863) was an English portrait and genre painter. Knight was born in Newbury, Berkshire where his father, John Knight, was a schoolmaster. He was to become a solicitor, but gave up his law studies after two of his paintings were accepted by the annual exhibition of the Society of British Artists. He ...