Figures before a thatched cottage, Devon

Details

Samuel Prout, O.W.S. (1783-1852)
Figures before a thatched cottage, Devon
pencil and watercolour
7¾ x 10½ in. (19.7 x 26.7 cm.)

Provenance

with Spink-Leger, London.

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Lot Essay

The present watercolour is an example of an early work by the artist, executed circa 1805 when he toured Devon and Cornwall sketching.

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