Daniel Ridgway Knight was born in Chambersburg Pennsylvania in 1839 and trained in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, later working in Meissonier’s studio. He lived most of his career in France, had a studio at Poissy on the Seine, and became famous for small outdoor scenes of peasant women and rural life, works that sold well in his day and won him medals and honors.
His paintings often show women working or resting in fields, soft light, careful detail and a warm palette that feels gentle and familiar, good for close up photos and image galleries. One of his big successes was Hailing the Ferry and he won awards at the Paris Salon and the Exposition Universelle, so collectors still look for his signed oils today.
