Sketchbook

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook

Samuel Prout

Date
1814
Medium
graphite with gray and brown wash
Culture
England, 19th century
Department
Drawings
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

John Ruskin (also in this gallery) admired Prout’s strength as a draftsman. Like the topographical watercolorists of the 18th century, Prout emphasized form over color in his watercolors, as is evident in the monochromatic, delicate English views in this sketchbook.

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