Ink and watercolor on paper, appear unsigned, one inscribed "Rialto, Venezia" at lower left, with outside information affixed to verso, in near-uniform framing.


Frame dimensions 16 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (the first), 14 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (the second)

Sotheby's, 3 January, 1963, Lot 4 (the second)

Samuel Prout was a British watercolorist known for European townscapes and landscapes. He travelled extensively throughout Europe throughout the 1820s in Prague, France, Germany, and other countries. Prout was appointed Painter in Water-Colors[sic] in Ordinary to King George IV and later Queen Victoria. He also had a number of significant students and followers who were inspired by his work, including John Ruskin and David Roberts.

Good estate condition; few very small, minor foxing marks; not examined out of frames.