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Title

Samuel Prout sketchbook

Authors

• Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852

Call number

Ms. Coll. 819
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206, University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9949154273503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/729365993
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366235 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366304 https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3cr5p03m

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Origin

Date

ca. 1839-1846

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.

Extent

1 volume

Provenance

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

Subjects topical

• Prout, Samuel,--1783-1852--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc
• Prout, Samuel,--1783-1852
• Artists' preparatory studies--England--19th century
• Art, English--19th century
• Art, English
• Artists' preparatory studies
• France--Pictorial works
• France
• Italy
• England
• Italy--Pictorial works
• Switzerland--Pictorial works
• Switzerland

Genres

• Pictorial works
• Sketchbooks
• Travel sketches
• Drawings (visual works)
• Manuscripts, English
• Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc
• Illustrated works
• Illustrated works
• Notebooks
• Notebooks

Licenses

• Text

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