Cornelia Knight
Ellis Cornelia Knight (27 March 1757 - 18 December 1837) was an English gentlewoman, traveller, landscape artist, and writer of novels, verse, journals, and history. She had the acquaintance of many prominent figures in her lifetime, from members of the circle of
Samuel Johnson and
Sir Joshua Reynolds in her girlhood;
Cardinal de Bernis,
Sir William and
Lady Emma Hamilton, and
Lord Horatio Nelson during her Italian sojourn; and members of the British Royal Family during her service to
Queen Charlotte and
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales. She corresponded with or met other writers of her time including
Frances Burney,
Germaine de Staël,
Lady Charlotte Bury, and
Jane Porter.
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