John Knox (artist)
John Knox (1778–1845) was a 19th-century Scottish landscape artist who painted in the style of Alexander Nasmyth. He is noted for adopting unusual positions from which to paint, such as mountaintops. Life. Knox was born the son of John Knox in 1778. His family moved to Glasgow in 1799. He is thought to be the "John Knox Jr, portrait painter" mentioned in the 1810 Glasgow Post Office Directory living at 34 Miller Street. He taught Horatio McCulloch and Daniel Macnee.