Prout, Margaret Millicent (1875–1963)

English artist. Her experimental techniques included washing out pigment and adding body colour and charcoal to great effect. Elected associate member of the Royal Academy, London, in 1948, she was still showing in Academy 42 years after the appearance of her first exhibit. She was also awarded a medal from the Paris Salon.

Prout was born in Chelsea, London, the only daughter of the English Impressionist Mark Fisher, with whom she painted during her childhood in England and France. She studied at the Slade School of Art, London, and taught life classes at Hammersmith School of Art. Her work was exhibited at the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours and the New English Art Club.