John Knox (1778–1845) 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
Knox 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
- Glasgow Green (c.1810) - Georgian House Museum, Charlotte Square
- Old Glasgow Bridge (1817)
- The First Steamboat on the Clyde (c.1820)
- South-Western View of Ben Lomond (1834)
- Landscape with Tourists at Loch Katrine National Museum of Scotland
- The Head of Glen Sannox, Arran
- The Cloch Lighthouse
- Lake District Scene
- View of Loch Lomond
- Seascape with Lighthouse
- The Road Home - Loch Katrine
- Oxen on a Bridge