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PRESCOTT-KNIGHT, John (1803-1881). Autograph letter signed to 'my poor unfortunate boy', 20 James Street, 29 October 1865, on his son's 'lamentable accident', 4 pages, 8vo; together with related material including a portrait of a religious, pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, 250 x 215mm; a small wash drawing and pen-and-ink sketches; a RA engraved ivory medallion inscribed 'John Knight August 15, 1823'; and two documents relating to his son, Colonel Albert Stanley Knight Prescott.
The son of Edward Knight, Prescott-Knight was accepted as a painting student in the Royal Academy Schools in August 1823. He became a prolific portrait painter, known for his paintings of important figures such as Sir Walter Scott, and his group portrait 'The Heroes of Waterloo' (1842); Knight also painted a number of religious subjects which reflected his dedication to the Catholic Apostolic church, of which he became a deacon in 1847.
The son of Edward Knight, Prescott-Knight was accepted as a painting student in the Royal Academy Schools in August 1823. He became a prolific portrait painter, known for his paintings of important figures such as Sir Walter Scott, and his group portrait 'The Heroes of Waterloo' (1842); Knight also painted a number of religious subjects which reflected his dedication to the Catholic Apostolic church, of which he became a deacon in 1847.
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