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Title
Mowing time
circa 1884
Artist
Alfred William Parsons
England
02 Dec 1847 - 16 Jan 1920
Details
Date
circa 1884
Materials used
watercolour and bodycolour
Dimensions
59.4 x 45.6 cm image/sheet; 84.0 x 70.0 x 5.5 cm frame
Signature & date
Signed l.r., "ALFRED PARSONS.". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1887
Accession number
6032
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Alfred William Parsons
Mowing time
Shown in 5 exhibitions
Exhibition history
Exhibition of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists 1884, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham, 1884–1884
Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition 1887, Exhibition Venue Unknown, 21 Jun 1887–07 Jan 1888
British and European watercolours - the first thirty years of the collection 1875-1906, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Apr 1996–02 Jun 1996
Victorian watercolours: selections from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 08 Jul 2000–27 Aug 2000
Victorian watercolours, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Jun 2017–03 Dec 2017
Provenance
Source unknown, Purchased by the AGNSW from the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition 1887
Referenced in 17 publications
Bibliography
Nicole Milette, Landscape-painter as landscape-gardener, the case of Alfred Parsons RA, 2 volumes. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Jan 1997, vol 2, p 397.
Peter Raissis, Victorian watercolours: selections from the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2000, p 11, no 28.
Tom Roberts, The Argus, no 14150, 'The National Art Gallery of New South Wales', Melbourne, 31 Oct 1891, p 4.
Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales: Minutes 31.8.1880-4.8.1891, Sydney, 1880-1891, p 360 (29 Sep 1887).
National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1924, p 107, no 173.
National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1921, p 85, no 178.
National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1917, p 68, no 13. Revised editions 1918, 1919.
National Art Gallery of NSW illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1906, p 71, no 16. Revised editions 1908, 1910, 1912.
Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, published by the Trustees, Sydney, 1899, p 54, no 330.
Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales (with illustrations) drawn by E L Montefiore, director, and others, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1893, p 79, no 217.
Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, (with illustrations), drawn by E L Montefiore, Esq (President of Trustees) and others, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1891, p 94, no 374.
Catalogue of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales with illustrations, drawn by E L Montefiore, Esq, and others, published by sanction of the Trustees, Sydney, 1888, p 62, no 50.
AGNSW archive 1k/1888, 02 Dec 1887.
AGNSW archive 1b/1888, 21 Sep 1887.
Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, 1887, opened 21st June 1887. Official catalogue of the exhibits, Adelaide, 1887, p 72, no 138.
National Art Gallery of New South Wales illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1925, p 103, no 148.
National Art Gallery of New South Wales illustrated catalogue, Sydney, 1928, p 115, no 152.