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Samuel Prout

Samuel Prout

British, 1783–1852

WA-00049103

Painting

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

35

Works in Collection

139

Assets Indexed

3

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Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ2542408

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2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/36285
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%

About

Why this artist matters now

Samuel Prout was a British watercolourist, and one of the masters of watercolour architectural painting. Prout secured the position of Painter in Water-Colours in Ordinary to King George IV in 1829 and afterwards to Queen Victoria. John Ruskin, whose work often emulated Prout's, wrote in 1844, "Sometimes I tire of Turner, but never of Prout". Prout is often compared to his contemporaries: Turner, Constable and Ruskin, whom he taught. He was the uncle of the artist John Skinner Prout.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 17d ago

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (35)

Gezichten op Vlaanderen en Duitsland door Samuel Prout

Gezichten op Vlaanderen en Duitsland door Samuel Prout

1833 · hand coloring on paper

width: 365 cm, height: 550 cm

Interiors

1832 · lithography on paper

width: 214 cm, height: 298 cm

Sion

1830 · graphite

overall: 37 x 25.8 cm (14 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Zwinger, Dresden

The Zwinger, Dresden

1828 · Graphite, with stumping on blue paper

sheet: 15 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (40 x 25.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dartmouth Castle

Dartmouth Castle

1825 · Intaglio print on paper

image: 81 x 119 mm

Dartmouth Castle

Dartmouth Castle

1825 · Intaglio print on paper

image: 80 x 119 mm

Hurst Castle and the Isle of Wight

Hurst Castle and the Isle of Wight

1825 · Intaglio print on paper

image: 73 x 109 mm

Hurst Castle and the Isle of Wight

Hurst Castle and the Isle of Wight

1825 · Intaglio print on paper

image: 72 x 109 mm

San Giorgio dei Greci, Seen from an Arcade

San Giorgio dei Greci, Seen from an Arcade

sheet: 42.3 × 27.5 cm (16 5/8 × 10 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

House in the Haverwerf, Malines

House in the Haverwerf, Malines

1823 · Watercolour and ink on paper

support: 413 x 286 mm

Scene at Jumièges

Scene at Jumièges

overall: 18 x 26.6 cm (7 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Interior Of A Cathedral

Interior Of A Cathedral

1817 · gray and brown wash with point of brush and pen and brown ink with watercolor heightened with gouache

Sheet: 43.3 x 30 cm (17 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook: On the ?

Sketchbook: On the ?

1814 · graphite with gray wash

Each page: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook: "Landscape with Sailboats"

Sketchbook: "Landscape with Sailboats"

1814 · graphite on two pages

Each page: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook

1814 · graphite with gray and brown wash

Each page: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook: Tree Study

Sketchbook: Tree Study

1814 · graphite

Each page: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook: Norham

Sketchbook: Norham

1814 · graphite with gray and brown wash

Each page: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook: Study of Cross and Rowboat (on back cover)

Sketchbook: Study of Cross and Rowboat (on back cover)

1814 · graphite

Each page: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brief aan Walter Benjamin Tiffin

Brief aan Walter Benjamin Tiffin

1805 · pen on ink, paper

height: 425 cm, width: 425 cm

Coastal Scene with Beached Boats in Foreground

Coastal Scene with Beached Boats in Foreground

1800 · Watercolor

Sheet: 13 7/16 × 19 5/8 in. (34.1 × 49.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

An Outdoor Market

An Outdoor Market

1783 · graphite

overall: 6.8 x 15.8 cm (2 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Carriage

1783 · graphite

overall: 6.2 x 6.3 cm (2 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Laundresses before the Wasserturm, Nuremberg

Laundresses before the Wasserturm, Nuremberg

1783 · watercolor paint

overall: 30.2 x 21.6 cm (11 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

French Street Scene with a Medieval Turret

French Street Scene with a Medieval Turret

1783 · watercolor paint

overall: 29.8 x 21.7 cm (11 3/4 x 8 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (7)

35 published of 117 catalogued · 117 with image

Tate
13 published13 img
Nga
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Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
3 published3 img
The Met
2 published2 img
+ 2 more sources · 82 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

41 entries · 2 sources

Scene at Jumièges
1820 · Nga · 5 prov
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Sion
1830 · Nga · 5 prov
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San Giorgio dei Greci, Seen from an Arcade
1824 · Nga · 5 prov
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A Carriage
1783 · Nga · 4 prov
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Interior Of A Cathedral
1817 · Cleveland · 4 prov
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French Street Scene with a Medieval Turret
1783 · Nga · 4 prov
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Laundresses before the Wasserturm, Nuremberg
1783 · Nga · 4 prov
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An Outdoor Market
1783 · Nga · 4 prov
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The Chapel of St Joseph of Arimathea, Glastonbury, from the South-East
— · Tate · 3 prov
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Bamberg
1783 · Nga · 3 prov
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Record

Images

16 assets

Interiors (1832)

Rijksmuseum

Marketplace at Bruges (n.d.)

Smithsonian Institution

Sketchbook: On the ? (1814)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook: Study of Cross and Rowboat (on back cover) (1814)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook: Tree Study (1814)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook: Norham (1814)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook (1814)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Interior of a Cathedral (c. 1820s)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Relationships

3

Collections3

Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Tate

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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Tate

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