Strensham Mill, Worcestershire
Alfred William Parsons (1847 - 1920)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1892 (monogrammed and dated)
Materials
Pen and ink on paper
Measurements
115 x 110 mm
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Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288009
Summary
Pen and ink drawing on paper, Strensham Mill, Worcestershire by Alfred William Parsons RA (Beckington 1847 - Broadway 1920), signed with monogram and 1892. Small drawing looking down river to the mill behind trees. Set in 2 mounts, glazed in plain narrow wood frame.
Full description
Pen and ink drawing on paper, Strensham Mill, Worcestershire by Alfred William Parsons RA (Beckington 1847 - Broadway 1920), signed with monogram and 1892. Parsons was very successful as an illustrator. This drawing is one of his numerous book illustrations. The subject is for The Warwickshire Avon (page 130) by A.T. Quiller-Couch, published in 1892. It shows his very considerable skill as a draughtsman, especially in the use of soft-toned pencil. Other books illustrated by Parsons are W. Robinson's God's Acre Beautiful (1880) and The Wild Garden (3rd edition 1883); Poetry of Robert Herrick (1882); R.D. Blackmore's Springham (1888); Old Songs (1889); Sonnets of William Wordsworth (1891); F.D. Millet's The Danube (1892); his own Notes in Japan (1896); and Andrew Lang's Wordsworth (1897). His extensive magazine work included contributions to The English Illustrated Magazine 1883-6 and 1891-2, The Quiet Life 1890, Harper's Monthly Magazine 1891-2 and The Daily Chronicle 1895.
Provenance
Abbot and Holder, 1984; from whom purchased by Lady Mander; transferred to the National Trust on the death of Rosalie Glynn Grylls, Lady Mander (1905 - 1988)
Marks and inscriptions
AP (signed bottom right)
Makers and roles
Alfred William Parsons (1847 - 1920), artist