Code | DS/UK/4730 |
Dates | 1803-1881 |
Person Name | Knight; John Prescott (1803-1881) |
Surname | Knight |
Forenames | John Prescott |
Activity | Portrait and genre painter. Best known paintings include 'Waterloo Banquet', 'Smugglers Alarmed' and the portrait of Sir Charles Barry. Became a Royal Academician in 1844 and Secretary of the Royal Academy 1848 to 1873. |
Relationships | Father was actor Edward Knight. Mother Sarah Clews,daughter of local wine merchant. |