Alfred Edward Parkman (1852-circa 1930)

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Alfred Edward Parkman (1852-circa 1930)
Canynge House, Redcliffe Street after the Great Fire
one signed, inscribed and dated 'Parkman ... Canynge House after the Great fire in Redcliff St 1881'; pencil and watercolour with scratching out
12 x 9¾in. (305 x 248mm.); and 9½ x 11 5/8in. (242 x 295mm.) (2)

Lot Essay

William Canynges (d.1474) was a rich merchant and five times mayor of Bristol. For the appearance of the ancient Canynge House before it was devastated by fire see E.H.W.Meyerstein, A Life of Thomas Chatterton, 1930, p.162

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