Exmouth, Devonshire
Parsons was originally a postal clerk, but studied at South Kensington, where he eventually taught, and became a painter of landscapes and pastoral scenes, as well as a book illustrator. In 1913 he was elected president of the Royal Watercolor Society. He was also a Royal Academician. He was among a group of late 19th century British watercolor artists influenced by the Barbizon School of France, which included artists such as Millet and Rousseau.
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Provenance
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Warren Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, New York City, by purcahse, from sale at the A.A.A., February 21 1903, lot 40; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
1983 | A Connoisseur's Portfolio: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors in the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
United Kingdom (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 × W: 13 in. (22.86 × 33.02 cm) (approximate)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.919