1839-1924 Daniel Ridgeway Knight Gallery Daniel Ridgway Knight was born on March 15,1839 in Pennsylvania. He studied and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, were he was a classmate of Mary Cassatt and Thomas Eakins. In 1861, he went to Paris to study at L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Cabanel, and to apprentice in the atelier of Charles-Gabriel-Gleyere.   Related Paintings of Daniel Ridgeway Knight :. | Arranging Flowers | Julia - Corner of the Garden | Maria on the Terrace Rolleboise | Martha, A Days Sport | The Shepherdess of Rolleboise |
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