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A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England:  Peak Cavern, by Samuel Prout, 1821

A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Peak Cavern

Samuel Prout

1821

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

A Series of Ancient Buildings and Rural Cottages in the North of England: Peak Cavern is a 1821 by Samuel Prout, a Romanticism work, depicting Coal, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Samuel Prout
When & what style?
1821 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows old buildings and cottages in the English countryside. It's a scene from Peak Cavern in the north of England. The artist, Samuel Prout, was known for his watercolor work, and this piece might be an example of that, though the medium isn't specified here. To learn more about similar artwork, check out the museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art.

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Portrait of Samuel Prout
Artist

Samuel Prout

Samuel Prout (; 17 September 1783 – 10 February 1852) was a British watercolourist, and one of the masters of watercolour architectural painting, who largely invented the genre of the grand steet scene in British…

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