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    Charles Prosper Sainton (1861-1914), 'A will-o'-the-wisp', 1897. Metal-point / silver-point

    Object details

    Object type
    TitleA will-o'-the-wisp (assigned by artist)
    Materials and techniques

    Silver-point / metal-point

    Brief description

    Charles Prosper Sainton (1861-1914), 'A will-o'-the-wisp', 1897.

    Metal-point / silver-point

    Credit line

    Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod

    Object history

    Provenance: Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod


    Charles Prosper Sainton was born in 1861, the son of the violinist Prosper Philip Sainton, Professor of the Royal Academy of Music in London, and the singer Helen Dolby.

    Born in Toulouse, Sainton senior had settled permanently in England in 1845.

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    Charles Prosper Sainton was educated at Harrow, then attended the Slade School of Fine Art in London for a period of five years. There he was taught by Alphonse Legros, Slade Professor from 1876 to 1893, an early champion of the metal-point revival.

    After leaving t