Scope and Contents
The collection includes two albums containing Parker's own record of the sale of his paintings and prints from his paintings. The first album (dated 1822-1837) contains details of 66 of his paintings and their purchasers, with notes by the artist together with relevant newspaper clippings collected by him. The material is mounted on 36 leaves with 33 of his pictures engraved on 6 leaves.
The second album (46 leaves) contains more newspaper clippings collected by the artist about his own pictures. It also serves as a detailed account book of the sale and distribution of prints from his paintings. The back of the volume includes 40 pages of addresses of agents and customers in different parts of the country. There are also a number of drawings in pen and graphite.
The albums are accompanied by a working file by Nerys Johnson for the exhibition she organized on Henry Perlee Parker at the Laing Art Gallery, 1969-1970.
Dates
- 1822-1970
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is unprocessed and may not be available for immediate access.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box, 2 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection includes two albums containing Parker's own record of the sale of his paintings and prints from his paintings.
Biographical / Historical
Henry Perlee Parker specialized in pictures of marine subjects and smugglers and came to be known as "Smuggler" Parker. He was a leading artist in Newcastle in the 1820s and 1830s, a member of the Northumberland Institution, and a co-founder (with T.M. Richardson) of the ill-fated Northern Academy of Arts. He died penniless in Shepherd's Bush in 1873. There was an exhibition of his work at the Laing Art Gallery, 1969-1970.
- Account books
- Albums (Books)
- Artists -- Great Britain
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Graphite drawings
- Johnson, Nerys
- Laing Art Gallery
- Marine painters
- Marine painting, British
- Northumberland Institution for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in the North of England
- Parker, Henry Perlee, 1795-1873
- Pen and ink drawings
- Title
- Guide to the Henry Perlee Parker Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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Location
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