Alfred Parsons (1847–1920)

Victorian artist who illustrated Thomas Hardy's stories, designed gardens, and painted roses for the definitive Genus Rosa.

ABOUT

Alfred William Parsons RA PRWS (2 December 1847 – 16 January 1920) was an English artist: illustrator, landscape painter and garden designer, working in oils and watercolour. Alfred Parsons was well known for his English landscape paintings and fine botanical illustrations which brought him into contact with William Robinson, for whom he provided illustrations. He regularly exhibited his art work from 1868 to 1919. He also artistically designed significant gardens mostly in…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Meadows by the Avon 1884 · Gallery Oldham ‘When Nature Painted all Things Gay’ 1887 · National Gallery Landscape 1890 · Victoria Art Gallery A Bunch of London Market Garden Moss Roses 1893 · National Trust Basil Bradley 1898 · Royal Watercolour Society The Manor Park 1900 · University of Bristol

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

William RobinsonGarden Design Movement John ConstableEnglish Landscape Painting

Influenced

George Samuel ElgoodGarden Watercolors