id: 132081 accession number: 1954.648.e share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.648.e updated: 2023-03-09 12:47:56.585000 Sketchbook: Eildon Hills, 1814. Samuel Prout (British, 1783–1852). Graphite with gray and brown wash on two pages; each page: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Bier, London 1954.648.e title: Sketchbook: Eildon Hills title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1814 creation date earliest: 1814 creation date latest: 1814 current location: creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert N. Bier, London copyright: --- culture: England, 19th century technique: graphite with gray and brown wash on two pages department: Drawings collection: DR - British type: Bound Volume find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Samuel Prout (British, 1783–1852) - artist --- measurements: Each page: 13.5 x 23.4 cm (5 5/16 x 9 3/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1954.648.e/1954.648.e_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1954.648.e/1954.648.e_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1954.648.e/1954.648.e_full.tif