Swiss Cottage at Foot of a Hill Surmounted by a Fortress

Samuel Prout, 1783 - 1852



Swiss Cottage at Foot of a Hill Surmounted by a Fortress

Samuel Prout 1783 - 1852

Summary

Drawing dominated by large timber framed building, with decoration around the windows and a large porchway. Several figures pass by the front of the house, some carrying baskets on their backs. One figure carrying a child enters the porch. On left a child talks to another figure who is leaning out of a first floor window. Behind cottage a rocky peak is topped with a large fortress.


Object Name

Swiss Cottage at Foot of a Hill Surmounted by a Fortress

Creators Name

Samuel Prout

Date Created

about 1820

Dimensions

support: 27.2cm x 20.8cm

accession number

1890.24

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

watercolour
gouache
ink
gum arabic

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