Samuel S. Knights b. c.1818

Also known as Samuel Salkeld Knights, Samuel Knight
  • Artist (Painter)
The son of a London sporting print publisher, Samuel S. Knights arrived in Australia in 1852. Soon after his arrival he became known as a painter of prize-winning animals.
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Citations

  • Laverty, C. (1983), 'Pastures and Pastimes’, Victorian Ministry for the Arts catalogue, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Walker, P.R. (1991), 'S.S. Knights: Australian colonial sporting artist, 1814-80’, Australiana 13/1, February.

  • (1856), Argus, 02-04.

  • Information sourced from Bruce, Candice.

  • (1871), Australian Horse Racing.

  • (1876), 'Animal Painting’, Adelaide Observer, 11-04.

  • Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.

  • Information sourced from Walker, Peter R.

See also

  • 'DAA : p 435'.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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