Bonhams takes a river trip

USING the darkroom-equipped punt that can be seen in the foreground of the view of Windsor reproduced right, Victor Prout (1835-77) spent five years photographing views along The Thames from London to Oxford.

Forty such panoramas, mounted on card with printed captions, make up a rare complete example of the …

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