On February 15, 1829, a new facet unfolded on the rich cultural tapestry of England when Charles Parsons Knight saw the light of day. The fifth scion of Rev. Canon Knight, then rector of Saint Michael's, he enjoyed an education shaped by his father's artistic and literary friends. Knight grew up in Bristol, a city that instilled in him an indelible passion for seafaring that manifested itself in the imaginative sketches of his youth. His insatiable curiosity led him to join Messrs. Green as a midshipman. An adventure voyage to Calcutta and back, however, introduced him to the harsh realities of seafaring, and he chose to express his longing for the sea artistically rather than indulge it practically. Knight subsequently immersed himself deeply in the art world where, instead of training formally under a master, he honed his artistic skills at the Bristol Academy's School of Life.

The beginnings of his artistic creativity are captured in landscape studies of Somerset and Devon. Knight's debut on the stage of London's prestigious Suffolk Street Galleries came in 1853 with the painting "The Mumbles Head, Glamorganshire." His first-time contributions to the Royal Academy were "Durham from the North" (1857) and "A Bit of Riverside" (1858). With the painting "The Stone Walls of Old England - Speeton Cliffs, Yorkshire" (1861), he achieved a work that is still considered a significant highlight of his creative output. Knight left behind an impressive series of about 110 paintings in the heart of London. His main subjects were coastal views, where he was known for his detailed depiction of waves, rigging, and ship hulls, as well as his masterful studies of cloud and light effects. Knight's legacy lives on in the high-quality fine art prints our company produces. With the utmost care, we reproduce his maritime masterpieces as fine art prints so that his talent and enthusiasm for the sea can continue to be appreciated in the homes and offices of art lovers. Each art print is a tribute to Charles Parsons Knight, an artist who was a master at capturing the allure of the sea and the dynamism of the English coastal landscape on canvas.