Artist and lithographer.
Born Plymouth. Elected to the Institute of Painters in Water Colour in 1838 and then, 2 years later, emigrated to Australia where he was extremely successful. Returned to England and died at 4 Leighton Crescent, Kentish Town.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Skinner Prout
Commemorated ati
John Skinner Prout
John Skinner Prout, 1805 - 1876, artist and lithographer, lived here, 1838 to...
Other Subjects
Hannah Barlow
Born Bishop's Stortford. Studied at Lambeth School of Art where she was a student of John Sparkes. Began work at Doulton's in 1871, the first female employee, she specialised in painting animals. H...
Frederick Goodall
Painter. Born 20 Arlington Street. Following visits to Egypt his work often featured that country, and he was very successful, enabling him to employ R. N. Shaw to build Grim's Dyke as his home. A ...
Martin A. Buckmaster
Elected to membership of the Arts Club in 1897. Still a member in 1920 when The Arts Club and its Members, our source for this information, was published. The oldest member of the club, aged 94 yea...
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Born as Lorenz Alma Tadema in Friesland, The Netherlands. Painter, famous for his depictions of classical themes. He settled in England in 1870 and was knighted in 1899. Died Kaiserhof Spa, Wiesbad...
Previously viewed
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Soldier and writer. Born in Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France. He enlisted in the French army in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian war. During the First World War he distinguished himself at the battle...
David Bowie - Beckenham
BR3, High Street Beckenham, 157, Zizzi Restaurant
The plaque was originally unveiled on the 6th December 2001. It was taken down two years later but re-erected in 2010. Report in the Bro...
St John the Baptist Upon Walbrook - plaque
EC4, Cloak Lane
The inscription on the upper plaque requires careful examination to read but it is all legible. We have found two references to these sto...
V&A façade - Chambers
SW7, Cromwell Road
Excluding the allegories (such as Knowledge) there are 36 statues on the two public façades of the V&A Museum, on Exhibition Road and...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them