Person    | Male  Born 1805  Died 29/8/1876

John Skinner Prout

Categories: Art

Countries: Australia

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.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

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...

Read More

Other Subjects

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Born Spain. Didn't like travelling, lived most of his live in France and died at home near Cannes. 1944 joined the Communist Party in France, lending his name and reputation to the cause. The Commu...

Person, Art, Seriously Famous, France, Spain

1 memorial
Bruce Williams

Bruce Williams

Artist. He describes himself as 'a figurative, expressionist painter who is constantly at odds with creating the pictorial image'.

Person, Art

1 memorial
Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Painter. Born Birmingham, his mother dying as a result of his birth. Met his life-long friend, William Morris, at Oxford University. Dropped out of his degree and went to London to become a pupil o...

Person, Art

3 memorials
Artful Dodger

Artful Dodger

Street artist. Hailed as the new 'Banksy'. Likewise he/she preserves their anonymity, so our picture shows another of their works.

Person, Art

1 memorial
James McBey

James McBey

Etcher and painter. Born at Newmill, Foveran, near Newburgh, Scotland. Self taught artist, he printed his early etchings using a mangle. He was an artist at the western front in World War I, and wa...

Person, Art, France, Israel/Palestine, Morocco, Scotland, USA

1 memorial

Previously viewed

A. A. Milne

A. A. Milne

Author. Born Alan Alexander Milne at Henley House, Mortimer Road, Kilburn. Best known as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin, named after his son.  1925 Milne bought Cotchford Far...

Person, Children, Literature, Seriously Famous

2 memorials
Sustrans

Sustrans

Charity. It encourages people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys they make every day. Formed in Bristol as 'Cyclebag' by a group of cyclists and environmentalists,...

Group, Transport

18 memorials