ity ▁of ▁method , ▁and , ▁as ▁well , ▁a ▁full ▁share ▁of ▁his ▁art istic ▁intelligence .” ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Seven o aks , ▁Kent ▁to ▁William ▁Knight ▁( 1 8 1 0 ▁– ▁ 1 8 7 8 ; ▁accomplished ▁artist ▁and ▁teacher ▁of ▁art ), ▁‘ Bu xt on ▁Knight ’ ▁began ▁his ▁art ▁studies ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁although ▁not ▁in ▁any ▁formal ▁and ▁system atic ▁manner , ▁but ▁by ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁air ▁and ▁obser ving ▁nature . ▁Kno le ▁Park ▁in ▁Seven o aks ▁was ▁popular ▁with ▁many ▁notable ▁artists , ▁who ▁Bu xt on ▁Knight ▁made ▁acquaint ance ▁with , ▁helping ▁inform ▁his ▁future ▁path ▁that ▁included : ▁“ a ▁high ▁position ▁amongst ▁the ▁great ▁ex ponents ▁of ▁English ▁landscape … . ▁which ▁Const able ▁and ▁C rome ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁recogn ise .” ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁Bu xt on ▁Knight ▁went ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁into ▁the ▁Academy ▁schools ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁Sir ▁Ed win ▁Henry ▁Land se er , ▁and ▁was ▁there ▁for ▁just ▁two ▁years . ▁Prior ▁to ▁these ▁formal ▁studies ▁he ▁was ▁already ▁an ▁exhib iting ▁painter , ▁having ▁contributed ▁his ▁first ▁canvas ▁to ▁the ▁Academy ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁exhib it ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 2 ▁paint ings . ▁His ▁last ▁exhibition