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Parsons
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William Parsons, 1736-1795
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Biographical Details
William Parsons was a comedian, actor and friend of Wilson, well known at the Drury Lane Theatre as the 'Comic Roscius'. He had begun an artistic career as a pupil of the sculptor Henry Cheere and is mentioned by Thomas Wright as a pupil of Wilson and amateur painter. He exhibited two fruit pieces at the Free Society in 1765 and a
Landscape and Figures
as an honorary exhibitor at the Society of Artists in 1773. Benjamin Booth describes him as a talented artist and he is recorded as owning several works by Wilson.
Patronage of Works
P72
Lake Nemi and Ganzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery
, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
P103
On the Tiber
, Private Collection, England
P150
View near London
, Private Collection, England
Significant institutions
Drury Lane Theatre
Free Society of Artists
Society of Artists
Work of Art
Paintings
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
On the Tiber
, Private Collection, England
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
View near London
, Private Collection, England
Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery
, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York