▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁Russell ▁during ▁his ▁Paris ▁years ▁and ▁with ▁Roberts ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Melbourne , ▁even ▁becoming ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁request ▁for ▁an ▁introduction ▁from ▁Roberts ▁by ▁the ▁young ▁Charles ▁Con der ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 .” ▁ ▁An ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁the ▁Ex am iner ▁on ▁ 1 5 th ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁remarked ▁of ▁Bu xt on ▁Knight ’ s ▁passing ▁as ▁follows : ▁“ De ath ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁artist . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁modern ▁British ▁landscape ▁pain ters ▁passed ▁away ▁recently , ▁though ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁the ▁loss ▁caused ▁by ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁his ▁country ▁have ▁remained ▁pract ically ▁un not iced . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁con no isse urs ▁who ▁hold ▁the ▁late ▁Mr ▁Bu xt on ▁Knight ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁equal , ▁if ▁not ▁the ▁superior , ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁leaders ▁of ▁modern ▁landscape ▁painting ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁though ▁his ▁work , ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Mel ville ▁or ▁J ▁Charles , ▁was ▁not ▁very ▁well ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁public ▁while ▁the ▁artist ▁himself ▁was ▁still ▁among ▁the ▁living . ▁Mr ▁Bu xt on ▁Knight , ▁who ▁first ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁excel led ▁chief ly ▁in ▁his ▁strong ▁vi rile ▁oil ▁paint ings ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁which ▁were ▁always ▁remarkable ▁for ▁their ▁firm ness ▁of ▁handling ▁and ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁structure , ▁of ▁the ▁solid ity , ▁of