Edmund Thomas Parris (1793-1873)

Alternative studies of a figure carrying a basket

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Edmund Thomas Parris (1793-1873)
Alternative studies of a figure carrying a basket
signed and dated 'E.Parris/1829-' (lower left)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, with scratching out
5 x 7.1/8 in. (12.8 x 18.2 cm.); a study of a young boy, said to be a member of the Munro family, by Henry Munro; and a drawing illustrating the Seven Ages of Man attributed to John Augustus Atkinson (3)

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Edmund Thomas Parris was principally a portrait painter who worked in many media in a strongly sentimental style. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and illustrated a number of books for Lady Blessington, an 18th century wit, famous for her aphorisms.