Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Samuel Prout

Born: September 17, 1783
Died: February 10, 1852 (aged 68)
Bio: Samuel Prout was one of the masters of British watercolour architectural painting. Prout secured the position of Painter in Water-Colours in Ordinary to King George IV in 1829 and afterwards to Queen Victoria.
Known for:
- Salving from the wreck (1848)
- Chateau de Martinsbourg, Mayence (1852)
- The Rialto, Venice
- Plympton Grammar School






