1 8 6 1 ▁he ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁picture ▁hung ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy . ▁He ▁was ▁essentially ▁an ▁open - air ▁painter , ▁constantly ▁going ▁on ▁sketch ing ▁t ours ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁pictures que ▁sp ots ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁all ▁his ▁pictures ▁were ▁painted ▁out ▁of ▁doors . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁D over ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch ant rey ▁trust ees ▁bought ▁Knight ' s ▁" Dec ember ' s ▁Bar eness ▁Every where " ▁for ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁Most ▁of ▁his ▁best ▁pictures ▁had ▁passed ▁into ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁Mr ▁I c eton ▁of ▁Put ney ▁( including ▁" White ▁W alls ▁of ▁Old ▁England " ▁and ▁" Here ford ▁C athedral "), ▁Mr ▁Walter ▁Brig gs ▁of ▁Bur ley ▁in ▁Wh arf ed ale ▁( es pecially ▁" P inner "), ▁and ▁Mr ▁SM ▁Phill ips ▁of ▁W ro th am ▁( es pecially ▁two ▁water col ours ▁of ▁Richmond ▁Bridge ). ▁ ▁John ▁William ▁Bu xt on ▁Knight ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁landscape ▁painter ▁who ▁was ▁true ▁to ▁nature ▁and ▁never ▁weak ened ▁his ▁conv iction ▁to ▁become ▁fashion able . ▁“ To ▁speak ▁of ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁Const able ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁without ▁just ification , ▁not ▁because ▁he ▁cons ci ously ▁or ▁purpose fully ▁based ▁himself ▁upon ▁that ▁master , ▁but ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁prede cess or ’ s ▁spirit ▁and ▁un con vent ional