John Skinner Prout b. 19 December 1805

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Prout was a painter, lithographer, art teacher and writer. An Australian critic once described his works as 'one of those wild and scattery bits, both in form and colour, which so nearly verge on the grotesque, that they stamp their authors as "genius run mad"'.
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Name
John Skinner Prout
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Writer (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
19 December 1805
Birth place
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
Death date
29 September 1876
Death place
Camden Town, London, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1824 - c.1876
Arrival
  • 1840
Residence
  • 1848 - 1876 England, UK
  • 1847 - 1848 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • 1846 - 1847 Victoria
  • 1844 - 1846 Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land , Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
  • 1840 - 1844 Sydney, NSW
  • 1838 - 1840 London, England, Uk
  • 1831 - 1838 Bristol, England, UK
  • 1827 - 1831 Penzance, England, UK
  • 1805 - 1827 Plymouth, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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  • Newport Museum & Art Gallery, Newport, South Wales, UK (collected in)
  • Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Albert Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter, England, UK (collected in)
  • Chester Art Gallery, Chester, England, UK (collected in)
  • Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Cheltenham, England, UK (collected in)
  • Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom (collected in)
  • Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol, UK (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum (Natural History), London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum (Dept of Prints & Drawings) (collected in)
  • Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, England, UK (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Reading Art Gallery (collected in)
  • Newport Museum & Art Gallery, Newport, South Wales, UK (collected in)
  • Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds, England, UK (collected in)
  • Royal Albert Museum & Art Gallery, Exeter, England, UK (collected in)
  • Chester Art Gallery, Chester, England, UK (collected in)
  • Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Cheltenham, England, UK (collected in)
  • Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom (collected in)
  • Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol, UK (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum (Natural History), London, England, UK (collected in)
  • British Museum (Dept of Prints & Drawings) (collected in)
  • Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, England, UK (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas. (collected in)
  • Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts, State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)