Victor Albert Prout b. 1835

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Prout was a portrait painter and professional photographer, the son of musical and artistic parents Maria and John Skinner Prout. He spent his professional career between England and Australia and established a reputation as 'one of the best art-photographers in London.' He claimed to have invented a panoramic camera and in 1870 introduced the autotype to Australia.
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child of
John Skinner Prout
1805
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
child of
Maria Heathilla Prout
1807
Artist (Painter)
associate of
James Freeman
1814
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Edwin Dalton
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Thomas Felton
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Conrad Martens
1801
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Henry Barnes
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Myra Felton
1835
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Maria Heathilla Prout
1807
Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Skinner Prout
1805
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Johann Ludwig Gerard Krefft
1830
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Duke Of Edinburgh
Other occupation
associate of
Henry Beaufoy Merlin
Other occupation
associate of
Prince Alfred
Other occupation
associate of
Lady Young
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associate of
William Freeman
Other occupation
associate of
Dr Bland
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associate of
Governor John Young
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associate of
Thomas Barker
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associate of
H. R. H. The Prince Of Wales
Other occupation
associate of
Countess Of Fife
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associate of
His Majesty Victor Emmanuel
Other occupation
relative of
Byron Drury
1835
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Charles F. Holmes
1835
Artist (Photographer)
child of
John Skinner Prout
1835
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
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