Lot 140: William Parrott (1813-1869)

Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge from the south bank of the River Thames
signed 'Parrott' (lower centre)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour
9 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (24 x 37.5 cm.)

William Parrott worked as a topographical painter and watercolourist, regularly exhibiting at the Royal Academy, the British Institution and Suffolk Street. The present watercolour demonstrates his technical ability in the execution of the architecture as well as his understanding of the medium of watercolour.

St Thomas's, whose towers can be seen to the right of the picture, was built between 1868 and 1871. Parrott died in 1869 and so the present watercolour must have been executed between 1868-9.

We are grateful to Charles Hind for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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