Sketchbook: "Ruin"
Samuel Prout · 1814 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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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.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC0
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- Maker
- Samuel Prout (British, 1783–1852)
- Date
- 1814
- Medium
- graphite with gray and tan wash
- Dimensions
- Each page: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- England
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Bier, London
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
