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John Prescott Knight

(1803-1881), Portrait painter

Sitter in 4 portraits
Artist associated with 25 portraits

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Sir Charles Barry, by John Prescott Knight - NPG 1272

Sir Charles Barry

by John Prescott Knight
oil on canvas, circa 1851
NPG 1272

James Walker, by Samuel Bellin, printed by Brooker & Harrison, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D37993

James Walker

by Samuel Bellin, printed by Brooker & Harrison, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, 19th century
NPG D37993

James Walker, by Samuel Bellin, printed by Brooker & Harrison, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D37994

James Walker

by Samuel Bellin, printed by Brooker & Harrison, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, 19th century
NPG D37994

Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard, by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D1296

Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard

by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D1296

Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard, by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D602

Sir Frederick Augusta Barnard

by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, early 19th century
NPG D602

Edward Knight, by Henry Edward Dawe, published by William Cribb, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D36903

Edward Knight

by Henry Edward Dawe, published by William Cribb, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, published 1 January 1825
NPG D36903

Edward Knight, by Henry Edward Dawe, published by William Cribb, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D36904

Edward Knight

by Henry Edward Dawe, published by William Cribb, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, published 1 January 1825
NPG D36904

Edward Knight, by Henry Edward Dawe, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D36905

Edward Knight

by Henry Edward Dawe, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, published 1825
NPG D36905

Edward Knight, by Henry Edward Dawe, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D36906

Edward Knight

by Henry Edward Dawe, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, published 1825
NPG D36906

Edward Knight, by Henry Edward Dawe, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D3374

Edward Knight

by Henry Edward Dawe, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, published 1825
NPG D3374

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt, by Richard James Lane, printed by and published by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D40598

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Bt

by Richard James Lane, printed by and published by Engelmann, Graf, Coindet & Co, after John Prescott Knight
lithograph, published 10 December 1828
NPG D40598

William Sharman Crawford, by Thomas Goff Lupton, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D34227

William Sharman Crawford

by Thomas Goff Lupton, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, published 1844 (1843)
NPG D34227

R.J. Marker, by Samuel Cousins, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D38225

R.J. Marker

by Samuel Cousins, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, 1848
NPG D38225

James Holman, by John Richardson Jackson, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D35926

James Holman

by John Richardson Jackson, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, 1849
NPG D35926

James Holman, by John Richardson Jackson, published by Henry Squire & Co, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D37565

James Holman

by John Richardson Jackson, published by Henry Squire & Co, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, published 23 May 1849
NPG D37565

James Bentley, by Thomas Goff Lupton, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D31683

James Bentley

by Thomas Goff Lupton, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, published 1850 (1848)
NPG D31683

Charles Hammersley, by John Richardson Jackson, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D35291

Charles Hammersley

by John Richardson Jackson, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, 1850s
NPG D35291

Robert Keate, by John Richardson Jackson, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D36762

Robert Keate

by John Richardson Jackson, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, (exhibited 1850)
NPG D36762

George Lock, by John Richardson Jackson, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D37396

George Lock

by John Richardson Jackson, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, circa 1853
NPG D37396

George Lock, by John Richardson Jackson, after John Prescott Knight - NPG D14820

George Lock

by John Richardson Jackson, after John Prescott Knight
mezzotint, circa 1853
NPG D14820

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