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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Name
Victor Albert Prout
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Professional photographer
Birth date
1835
Birth place
Bristol, Somerset, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1860 - c.1874
Arrival
  • 16 December 1840 (arrived Sydney, NSW on board the "Royal Sovereign")
Residence
  • c.1866 - c.1874 Sydney, NSW
  • c.1860 - c.1866 United Kingdom
  • c.1860- Sydney, NSW
  • c.1848 - c.1860 England, UK
  • 16 December 1840 - 1848 Sydney, NSW
  • 1835 - 1840 Bristol, Somerset, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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Related collections
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Related recognitions
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (received)
Related events
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