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John Parry (1724-1799)
John Parry (1724-1797) of Wernfawr, Caernarvonshire was educated at Cambridge and Lincoln's Inn, and became Attorney General for North Wales and Constable of Conway Castle in 1769. He was elected MP for Caernarvonshire in 1780. Despite the political support of the powerful Lord Bulkeley, his ambition of a Welsh judgeship was thwarted by Lord Thurlow, the Lord Chancellor. The coat of arms and the fictive oval surrounding the portrait are archaic features in this work, which probably dates from the 1750s.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 111
Creation/Production
BRITISH SCHOOL, 18th century / YSGOL BRYDEINIG, 18fed ganrif
Acquisition
Purchase, 20/8/1910
Measurements
Height
(cm): 76.9
Width
(cm): 64.3
Height
(in): 30
Width
(in): 25
Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
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