Samuel Prout sketchbook, ca. 1839-1846

Name:

Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852

Timespan:

19th century

Date:

1839

Description:

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.

Language:

English

Provenance:

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

Relation:

The Edward W. Lanius Book Fund for Romance Language Collections Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366235; The Class of 1953 Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366304

Subject:

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

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 volume

Geographic Subject:

France -- Pictorial works; France; Italy; England; Italy -- Pictorial works; Switzerland -- Pictorial works; Switzerland

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Established draughtsman, watercolor painter, and art teacher born in Plymouth, England, died in London.; Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward W. Lanius Book Fund for Romance Language Collections.; Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 819