Tuesday, August 26, 2008

William Parrott


[Peace in Naples : Francis II at the Festival of Piedigrotta in the Villa Reale, Naples, 7th September 1859] 1861
oil on canvas
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1813 - 1869.
Topographical painter and watercolourist, and lithographer. Exhibited at the RA (1835 - 63) and elsewhere. Visited Paris, Rome and Germany. Best remembered for his Italian views, particularly of Rome.

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