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Sir William Knighton. Mezzotint by C. Turner, 1823, after Sir T. Lawrence.

Sir William Knighton. Line engraving by W. Greatbach, 1838, after Sir T. Lawrence.

Sir William Knighton. Stipple engraving by S. Cousins after Sir T. Lawrence.

Sir William Knighton : the strange career of a Regency physician / by Charlotte Frost.

Sir William Knighton, Bart., M.D., G.C.H. / [William Munk].

Sir William Knighton, Bart., 1776-1836 : physician and courtier / G.S. Thomas.

Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, bart., G.C.H., keeper of the privy purse during the reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth. Including his correspondence with many distinguished personages / By Lady Knighton.

Observations on the use of mercury in putrid fevers, and the putrid and ulcerated sore throat / [Sir William Knighton].

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Sir William Knighton, 1st Baronet

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Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, bart., G.C.H., keeper of the privy purse during the reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth. Including his correspondence with many distinguished personages / By Lady Knighton.

Observations on the use of mercury in putrid fevers, and the putrid and ulcerated sore throat / [Sir William Knighton].