An Outdoor Market

Samuel Prout

Associated Names
Samuel Prout

Artist, British, 1783 - 1852

This is a painting of a bustling market scene. The artwork depicts a vibrant marketplace filled with market stalls and numerous gathered figures. Baskets filled with various goods are visible among tents and tables that form the structure of the market. The figures are dressed in period attire. The artist employs soft colors with a delicate balance of lines to provide an impression of the lively and social atmosphere typical of a traditional market.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 6.8 x 15.8 cm (2 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.142

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1974-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • The Grand Tour and Beyond, Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22 February - 30 April, 1981.

Bibliography

1982

  • Abraham, Mildred. The Grand Tour and Beyond: British Travel Narratives of the Continent, the Middle and Far East, Africa and the American Colonies. Charlottesville, VA, 1982: p. 1.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 26 / [B ] / them in / one piece

Wikidata ID

Q64630408

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