William Parry ARA, Head of a man, probably by 1791.
Red chalk on buff coloured laid paper. 273 mm x 343 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: John Hammond.
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Head of a man, probably by 1791
Attributed to William Parry ARA (ca. 1742 - 1791)
RA Collection: Art
A red chalk drawing of the head and shoulders of a bearded man with a scarf tied around his head. This is probably copied from a painting but the source has not yet been identified.
The drawing is attriubuted to William Parry A.R.A who was a student at the RA schools from February 1769 and was elected ARA 4 November 1776. Between 1770-75 he lived in Italy, studying the Old Masters. His stay was funded by Sir Watkins Williams Wynn, for whom he painted a copy of Raphael's Transfiguration.
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273 mm x 343 mm
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