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Henry Gally Knight

(1786-1846), Writer on architecture

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 7 portraits
Knight wrote and published poetry between 1816 and 1830, but the mixed reviews he received prompted him to turn his attention to the study of architecture. He made tours of Normandy and Sicily, studying the architecture of these regions and published books relating to these expeditions, including the two-volume Ecclesiastical Architecture of Italy from Constantine to the 15th Century (1842-4). Although Knight's work was that of an amateur antiquarian, his books were influential for some early Victorian architects.

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Henry Gally Knight, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  Henry Edridge - NPG D34269

Henry Gally Knight

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Henry Edridge
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D34269

Henry Gally Knight, by Richard James Lane, after  Joseph Slater - NPG D20584

Henry Gally Knight

by Richard James Lane, after Joseph Slater
lithograph, 1826 or after
NPG D20584

Henry Gally Knight, by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, printed by  Brooker & Harrison, published by  Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG D34270

Henry Gally Knight

by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, printed by Brooker & Harrison, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
mezzotint, published after 19 October 1841
NPG D34270

Henry Gally Knight, by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, printed by  Brooker & Harrison, published by  Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after  Sir Martin Archer Shee - NPG D36907

Henry Gally Knight

by Samuel William Reynolds Jr, printed by Brooker & Harrison, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
mezzotint, published after 19 October 1841
NPG D36907

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