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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child of
John Skinner Prout
1805
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
child of
Maria Heathilla Prout
1807
Artist (Painter)
associate of
James Freeman
1814
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Edwin Dalton
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Thomas Felton
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Conrad Martens
1801
Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Henry Barnes
Artist (Photographer)
associate of
Myra Felton
1835
Artist (Mixed Media Artist), Artist (Photographer), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Maria Heathilla Prout
1807
Artist (Painter)
associate of
John Skinner Prout
1805
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Johann Ludwig Gerard Krefft
1830
Artist (Draughtsman)
relative of
Byron Drury
1835
Artist (Draughtsman)
associate of
Charles F. Holmes
1835
Artist (Photographer)
child of
John Skinner Prout
1835
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
David Scott
1835
Artist (Photographer)

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  • Prout, John Skinner (child of)
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  • Martens, Conrad (associate of)
  • Barnes, Henry (associate of)
  • Felton, Myra (associate of)
  • Prout, Maria Heathilla (associate of)
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  • Krefft, Johann Ludwig Gerard (associate of)
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Related collections
  • Sydney University, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (received)
Related events
  • Agricultural Society Exhibition (exhibited at)
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