Samuel Gillespie Prout - 19th Century Graphite Drawing View of Rusthall Common

Description

Samuel Gillespie Prout - Original 19th Century Graphite Drawing. View of rocks and trees at Rusthall Common near Tunbridge Wells. Pencil with ink wash, inscribed on the reverse. Unsigned. On wove. Condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration, mild areas of yellowing and some foxing mainly to the edges in particular.

The youngest of artist Samuel Prout's (1783 - 1852) four children, Samuel Gillespie Prout (1822-1911) was given his mother's maiden name to precede his father's. He intended to follow the family profession of artist and his style was heavily influenced by his father's work. He made a tour of France in 1846 and made some largely unsuccessful attempts to earn a living as a teacher of drawing. His later life was mostly occupied in charitable work. In 1871 he was one of the first to bring relief to starving Parisians after the siege in Paris.

Size

26 x 34.5cm (10.2" x 13.6")

Collection Information

From a large collection of paintings, prints, drawings and memorabilia from the Prout family sold at Mallam's Auction July 2016.

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