Victor Albert Prout b. 1835

  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Painter)
Prout was a portrait painter and professional photographer, the son of musical and artistic parents Maria and John Skinner Prout. He spent his professional career between England and Australia and established a reputation as 'one of the best art-photographers in London.' He claimed to have invented a panoramic camera and in 1870 introduced the autotype to Australia.
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associate of
Messrs. Freeman, Brothers and Prout
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associate of
Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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associate of
Academy of Art
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associate of
Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW
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