▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁subsequent ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁two ▁paint ings ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁Old ▁December ▁Bar eness ▁Every where , ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Ch ant rey ▁Be quest ▁and ▁be que athed ▁to ▁the ▁T ate ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁Nation . ▁ ▁Despite ▁exhib iting ▁such ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁paint ings ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁throughout ▁his ▁lifetime , ▁Bu xt on ▁Knight ▁was ▁never ▁admitted ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁or ▁an ▁Academ ician , ▁despite ▁having ▁been ▁put ▁forward ▁numerous ▁times . ▁A ▁year ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁E ▁Bar r ington ▁Nash ▁wrote : ▁“ I ▁am ▁informed ▁that ▁Mr ▁Knight ’ s ▁name ▁has ▁l ately ▁been ▁placed ▁upon ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁Associ ates hip , ▁but ▁surely , ▁with ▁such ▁great ▁master ly ▁works ▁as ▁‘ D over ’ , ▁‘ White ▁W alls ’ , ▁‘ L ittle ham pton ’ , ▁‘ H op - pick ing ’ , ▁‘ Po ole ’ , ▁‘ Rich mond ▁Park ’ , ▁( White ▁L odge ), ▁and ▁many ▁others ▁en ▁evidence ▁before ▁us , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁national ▁dis gra ce ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁admitted ▁a ▁full - f led ged ▁R . A . ▁long ▁ago .” ▁ ▁“ There ▁are ▁few ▁types ▁of ▁landscape ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁not ▁painted : ▁coast ▁subjects , ▁river ▁scen