Modern English biography

(1891); _I.L.N. lxix_ 218, 253, 255 (1876) _portrait_. PROUT, SAMUEL. _b._ Plymouth 17 Sept. 1783; educ. Plymouth gram. school; a water-colour painter in London from 1802; contributed 23 drawings to John Britton’s Beauties of England and Wales 1803–13; sold his water-colour drawings to Mr. Palser, Westminster bridge road 1804; member of Associated artists in water-colours 1810, exhibited 30 works in their gallery 1810–12; etched designs for Rudiments of landscape with progressive studies 1813 anon., and other educational books published by R. Ackerman of 101 Strand, who also published many detached etchings by Prout; member of the Oil and water colour society 1819; went abroad in 1820 and succeeding years and made drawings of churches, streets, etc.; painter in water-colours in ordinary to the queen 1829; exhibited 28 pictures at R.A. and 8 at B.I. 1803–27; in a loan collection at the Fine arts society gallery 148 New Bond st. 119 of his drawings were exhibited 1879–80; published S. Prout’s New drawing book 1819; Facsimiles of S. Prout’s Views in the North of England 1821; Sketches made in France and Germany 1833; Interiors and exteriors 1834; Hints on light and shade, composition, &c. 1838, republished 1848; Sketches in France, Switzerland and Italy 1839; Prout’s Microcosm 1841; Sketches at home and abroad 1844; the sketches he left were disposed of in a 4 days’ sale at Sotheby and Wilkinson’s, producing £1788 11s. 6d., May 19–22, 1852. _d._ 5 De Crespigny terrace, Denmark hill, Camberwell 10 Feb. 1852. _bur._ Norwood cemet., monument St. Andrew’s church, Plymouth. _J. Ruskin’s Notes on S. Prout and W. Hunt_ (1879); _J. L. Roget’s Old water-colour society i_ 340, _ii_ 50, 459 (1891); _G. Pycroft’s Art in Devonshire_ (1883) 106–17; _Redgrave’s Century of painters ii_ 487–93 (1866); _Art Journal March 1849 pp._ 76–7 _portrait_; _G.M. xxxvii_ 419–20 (1852). PROUT, THOMAS. _b._ 1785; patent medicine vendor at 229 Strand 1816 to death; a member of the Ballot Society to death; a most influential elector of city of Westminster 1832 to death. _d._ East Hill, Wandsworth, Surrey 25 July 1859, memorial tablet erected in St. Clement Danes church by sir de Lacy Evans, G.C.B. about 1867. _Diprose’s St. Clements i_ 63, 146 (1868). PROVAN, JOSEPH. _b._ Stonehaven 1799; entered Aberdeen univ. 1811, M.A. 1815; had a literary engagement on the Continent; parliamentary reporter on Morning chronicle, London; edited the Macclesfield Courier 1835 to death. _d._ Macclesfield 11 Dec.