▁Ann ▁Gal b ally ' s ▁book ▁“ A ▁Rem ark able ▁Friend ship ▁– ▁Vincent ▁Van ▁G og h ▁and ▁John ▁Peter ▁Russell ”, ▁there ▁is ▁mention ▁that ▁“ … Bu xt on ▁Knight ▁another ▁friend ▁of ▁Russell ▁and ▁[ Tom ] ▁Roberts , ▁and ▁known ▁to ▁Edward ▁Com bes , ▁became ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁ment or ▁to ▁Roberts , ▁Russell ▁and ▁other ▁visit ing ▁Australian ▁students , ▁including ▁E ▁Phill ips ▁Fox . ▁An ▁interpreter ▁of ▁the ▁cool , ▁t onal ▁landscape , ▁tran qu il ▁and ▁slightly ▁mel anch oly ▁at ▁times , ▁with ▁a ▁preference ▁for ▁aut umn al ▁scenes ▁and ▁tw il ight ▁t ones .... ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁foundation ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁English ▁Art ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁Com bes ▁nominated ▁him ▁for ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁where ▁he ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁years ▁that ▁Com bes ▁was ▁president . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁exhib its , ▁‘ H al cy on ▁Days ▁by ▁Mur m uring ▁Stream ’ ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Art ▁Gallery ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁along ▁with ▁another , ▁‘ Des ert ed ’ , ▁when ▁Com bes ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁Knight ▁returned ▁the ▁compl iment ▁by ▁painting ▁and ▁exhib iting ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁‘ La ▁Per use , ▁Bot any ▁Bay . ▁After ▁Edward ▁Com bes ’ . ▁Knight ▁kept