Samuel Gillespie Prout - Mid 19th Century Graphite Drawing Oak Tree

Description

Samuel Gillespie Prout - Original Mid 19th Century Graphite Drawing. With body colour. Initialled 'S.G.P' in pencil lower right corner. Titled 'Oak, Tunbridge Wells' lower left in pencil. Inscribed. On laid. Condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration and a closed tear (1cm) along bottom edge.

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

36 x 26cm (14.2" x 10.2")

Collection Information

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