John Skinner Prout, The Bristol Riots: The Burning in the Street

John Skinner Prout

British · 1806–1876 · Painter, Printmaker

John Skinner Prout was a British painter, writer, lithographer and art teacher who worked in Australia in the 1840s. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. John Skinner Prout, A View of Sydney c1842, c1842, watercolour and pencil on paperA View of Sydney c1842Menzies · A$30,682≈ $19,973≈ £15,768≈ €18,910Sign up to see
  2. John Skinner Prout, Diggers on the Road to a Rush, watercolour and bodycolour on cardDiggers on the Road to a RushMenzies · A$18,000≈ $17,107≈ £10,663≈ €12,541Sign up to see
  3. John Skinner Prout, Coastal View with Figure & Fishing Boats, W/Clr & GouacheCoastal View with Figure & Fishing BoatsDavidson Auctions · A$4,500≈ $3,061≈ £2,376≈ €2,774Sign up to see

John Skinner Prout’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (21 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

John Skinner Prout, Pembroke Castle, watercolour
Pembroke Castle
Chorley's · Jul 15, 2026
£250Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Port Jackson from Dawes Battery, 1842, Hand Coloured Lithograph
Port Jackson from Dawes Battery, 1842
Davidson Auctions · May 30, 2026
A$450Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Miller's Point Sydney from the Flagstaff Hill, 1844, Ex Joshua McClelland Print Room, Melbourne (label verso)
Miller's Point Sydney from the Flagstaff Hill, 1844
Davidson Auctions · May 30, 2026
A$1,200Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Hobart Town from the Government Paddock, 1844, Hand Coloured Lithograph
Hobart Town from the Government Paddock, 1844
Davidson Auctions · Jul 12, 2025
A$550Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, A View of Sydney c1842, c1842, watercolour and pencil on paper
A View of Sydney c1842, c1842
Menzies · Nov 20, 2024
A$30,682Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Sydney Cove, 1842, Lithograph
Sydney Cove, 1842
Davidson Auctions · Dec 4, 2022
A$275Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Millers Point Sydney from the Flagstaff Hill, 1842, Hand Coloured Lithograph
Millers Point Sydney from the Flagstaff Hill, 1842
Davidson Auctions · Dec 4, 2022
A$500Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Beached Boats In A Harbour
Beached Boats In A Harbour
Lawrences Auctioneers · Oct 12, 2022
£240Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Millers Point, Sydney, from the Flagstaff Hill, Lithograph
Millers Point, Sydney, from the Flagstaff Hill
Davidson Auctions · Nov 29, 2020
A$100Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Untitled, watercolour 33 x 47cm
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 22, 2020
£480Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Coastal View with Figure & Fishing Boats, W/Clr & Gouache
Coastal View with Figure & Fishing Boats
Davidson Auctions · Nov 16, 2019
A$4,500Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, The Heads of Port Jackson, 1842, Coloured Lithograph
The Heads of Port Jackson, 1842
Davidson Auctions · Jul 21, 2019
A$350Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Miller's Point, Sydney, from the Flagstaff Hill, 1842, Hand Coloured Lithograph
Miller's Point, Sydney, from the Flagstaff Hill, 1842
Davidson Auctions · Jul 21, 2019
A$375Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, (2), Lithograph (2)
(2)
Davidson Auctions · Jul 21, 2019
A$325Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Hobart Town, lithograph
Hobart Town
Leonard Joel · Aug 27, 2015
A$550Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Untitled (House in Mountain Landscape) 1840, 1840, sepia on paper
Untitled (House in Mountain Landscape) 1840, 1840
Menzies · Sep 24, 2014
A$920Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Diggers on the Road to a Rush, watercolour and bodycolour on card
Diggers on the Road to a Rush
Menzies · Oct 31, 2013
A$18,000Sign up free to see
John Skinner Prout, Normandy, Watercolor on paper in carved and guilt frame
Normandy
Austin Auction Gallery · Jun 25, 2017
John Skinner Prout, Mt Wellington, Hobarton 1845, 1845, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
Mt Wellington, Hobarton 1845, 1845
Menzies · Mar 20, 2014
John Skinner Prout, Willoughby Falls, New South Wales c1842, c1842, oil on canvas
Willoughby Falls, New South Wales c1842, c1842
Menzies · Sep 13, 2012
John Skinner Prout, Willoughby Falls, New South Wales c1842, c1842, oil on canvas
Willoughby Falls, New South Wales c1842, c1842
Menzies · Jun 24, 2009

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Skinner Prout, The Bristol Riots: The Burning in the Street
The Bristol Riots: The Burning in the Streetwatercolor
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Skinner Prout, Continental Street Scene
Continental Street Scene1860/1870 · graphite with pen and brown and blue inks on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
John Skinner Prout, A Fountain and a Facade in Austria
A Fountain and a Facade in Austriawatercolor over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
John Skinner Prout, A Gothic Arch
A Gothic Archpen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
John Skinner Prout, (Bush landscape with waterfall and an aborigine stalking ...
(Bush landscape with waterfall and an aborigine stalking ...1860
Art Gallery of New South Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Gallery of New South Wales
John Skinner Prout, Chepstow Castle
Chepstow Castle1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Skinner Prout, Usk Castle
Usk Castle1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Skinner Prout, Chepstow
Chepstow1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Skinner Prout, Pen-Y-Coed Castle
Pen-Y-Coed Castle1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Skinner Prout, Grosmont Castle
Grosmont Castle1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Skinner Prout, Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Skinner Prout, Llantony Abbey
Llantony Abbey1838
National Library of Wales ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Library of Wales
John Skinner Prout, Men Carrying Nets
Men Carrying Netsn.d. · Graphite on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…
John Skinner Prout, The Water Tower, Chester
The Water Tower, Chesterlithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. Byers Hays — Open Access (CC0)

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