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.
Life
Knox was born the son of John Knox in 1778. His family moved to Glasgow in 1799. He is thought to be the "John Knox Jr, portrait painter" mentioned in the 1810 Glasgow Post Office Directory living at 34 Miller Street. He taught Horatio McCulloch and Daniel Macnee.
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
References
- ^ John Knox
- Glasgow Post Office Directory 1810
- "Horatio McCulloch". Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- John Knox
 | This article about an artist from the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |