Figure 1.--We have been unable to find much information Jonathan Knight. We know he was a naive artist, apparently active in Connecticut during the 1790s. The only portait we are aware of at this time is of an unidentified boy. It has been dated to 1797. The boy's age is unclear as is often the case with naive artists, but because he is reading a book with small print, he is presumably at least 8 years of age or older. The curls suggest he is not much older.

We have been unable to find much information Jonathan Knight. We know he was a naive artist, apparently active in Connecticut during the 1790s. The only portait we are aware of at this time is of an unidentified boy. It has been dated to 1797. The boy's age is unclear as is often the case with naive artists, but because he is reading a book with small print, he is presumably at least 8 years of age or older. The curls suggest he is not much older. While the boy's age is uncertain, Knight depicts the boy's clothing in glorious detail. He wears an open collar blouse and trimmed in lace along with lace wrist cuffs. He also has an open deep blue jacket and vest in a luxurious material along with striped pants. While certainly not masterworks, these naive works are wonderful, accurate depictions of fashions. There seems to be a cat under his chair.

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