Samuel Prout sketchbook, ca. 1839-1846.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.

Prout, Samuel.

Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852.

Artists' preparatory studies--England--19th century.

Artists' preparatory studies.

Art, English--19th century.

Art, English.

France--Pictorial works.

France.

Italy.

England.

Italy--Pictorial works.

Switzerland--Pictorial works.

Switzerland.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

sketchbooks

travel sketches

drawings (visual works)

Manuscripts, English.

Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.

Illustrated works.

Notebooks.

Penn Provenance:

Sold by Samuel Gedge Ltd. (Mundesley, England), cat. 9 (2011), no. 90.

Physical Description:

1 volume

Place of Publication:

ca. 1839-1846.

Biography/History:

Established draughtsman, watercolor painter, and art teacher born in Plymouth, England, died in London.

Summary:

Comprises sketches on 74 leaves from Prout's continental tour of France, Switzerland, and Italy dating between 1839 and 1846. His studies of streetscapes, landscapes, and architectural interiors capture views in Orleans, Reims, Venice, Verona, and the Alpine region. Some sketches have notations by the artist regarding color, suggesting the drawing's use for a later watercolor. In addition, there are some place name notes and small studies.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward W. Lanius Book Fund.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

OCLC:

729363210