John Knox (artist)

John Knox (17781845) was a 19th-century Scottish landscape artist who painted in the style of Alexander Nasmyth. He is noted for adopting unusual positions from which to paint, such as mountaintops.[1]

Life

Glasgow Green by John Knox c.1810

He was born the son of John Knox in 1778. His family moved to Glasgow in 1799.[1]

He is thought to be the "John Knox Jr, portrait painter" mentioned in the 1810 Glasgow Post Office Directory living at 34 Miller Street.[2]

He taught Horatio McCulloch[3] and Daniel Macnee[4].

Known Works

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References

  1. John Knox
  2. Glasgow Post Office Directory 1810
  3. Horatio McCulloch
  4. John Knox
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