Cleveland Museum of Art

Sketchbook: Eildon Hills

Samuel Prout

Date

1814

Medium

graphite with gray and brown wash on two pages

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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