Parson Collection

Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road
* NOTE - FULL FILE IS A LONG PANORAMA - Preview split into 3 sections for ease of viewing * Chaucers Canterbury Pilgrims on the road reproduction of a painting by Stephen Reid (1873-1948) (from left)

The Cherokee chief Kanagagota (Standing Turkey) painted, 1762, in London by Francis Parsons
PARSONS: CHEROKEE, 1762. The Cherokee chief Kanagagota (Standing Turkey) painted, 1762, in London by Francis Parsons

Picture No. 11772293
Dog Parson Jack Russell with mobile phone in mouth Date:

Picture No. 12480062
DOG - Parson Jack Russell puppy ( 8 weeks old Date:

Picture No. 11073042
DOG Parson Jack Russell puppy ( 8 weeks old ) with paw up, waving, high 5

Introduced... as Mr Henry Tilney, 1907 (illustration)
2963088 Introduced.....as Mr Henry Tilney, 1907 (illustration) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene from Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, 1860. Artist: John Everett Millais
Scene from Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope, 1860. The Rev and Mrs Crawley at home with their young family which, as an impoverished parson, he has difficulty in supporting

A charming game with a litter of puppies, 1907 (illustration)
2963087 A charming game with a litter of puppies, 1907 (illustration) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Good God! How came you up that staircase? 1907 (illustration)
2963086 Good God! How came you up that staircase? 1907 (illustration) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

Josiah Pullen
JOSIAH PULLEN Oxford don, renowned for his eccentricities : very fond of walking; subsequently became a country parson Date: 1631 - 1714

Picture No. 11013752
Dog - Parson Jack Russell looking through a gate Date:

A Parson giving comfort to a bereaved woman, 1850
3478268 A Parson giving comfort to a bereaved woman, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Parson giving comfort to a bereaved woman)

Geoffrey Chaucer (c1345-1400) English poet (the Parson). 14th century (engraving after the illustration in)
536690 Geoffrey Chaucer (c1345-1400) English poet (the Parson). 14th century (engraving after the illustration in the Ellesmere manuscript of Canterbury Tales); Universal History Archive/UIG

Picture No. 12478838
Jack Russell Terrier puppy outdoors in the garden Date:

Picture No. 12479284
Dog. Parson Jack Russell in a spring garden Date:

Picture No. 12479283
Dog. Parson Jack Russell in a spring garden Date:

Picture No. 12479282
Dog. Parson Jack Russell in a spring garden Date:

The Rev. and Mrs Crawley and their young family, 1860 (engraving)
537332 The Rev. and Mrs Crawley and their young family, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: The Rev. and Mrs Crawley and their young family which, as an impoverished parson)

Rt. Rev. P.J. Hayes, 30 May 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Rt. Rev. P.J. Hayes, 30 May 1918. Patrick Joseph Hayes (1867-1938), American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was Vicar Apostolic of Military USA

The late Rev. Canon Conway, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Rev. Canon Conway, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Charles Watkins. The Rev. William Conway, Canon of Westminster, and Rector of St

The Vicar of Wakefield, c1817. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Vicar of Wakefield, c1817

The late Rev. George Croly, LL.D. 1860. Creator: Unknown
The late Rev. George Croly, LL.D. 1860. Portrait of...an eminent poet, writer, and divine... [who] entered at Trinity College, Dublin

"The Font and the Flowers" - drawn by J. Leech, 1860. Creator: Joseph Swain
"The Font and the Flowers" - drawn by J. Leech, 1860. People decorating a church. Illustration to a short story. From "Illustrated London News", 1860

The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church, c1900
The Agitation Against Ritualism: Mr. Kensit's Violent Protest in a West End Church, c1898, (c1900)....Mr. John Kensit

Marriage of the Princess Maud of Wales, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Marriage of the Princess Maud of Wales, c1900. The marriage of Princess Maud of Wales to her [first] cousin, Prince Charles of Denmark [later King Haakon VII of Norway]

Sunday Morning; from "The Lump of Gold", by Charles MacKay, drawn by Samuel Read, 1856. Embower'd amid the Surrey Hills The quiet village lay

Confirmation of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, in the Private Chapel, Windsor Castle, 1856. Creator: W Thomas
Confirmation of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, in the Private Chapel, Windsor Castle, 1856. Victoria, Princess Royal is confirmed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, John Bird Sumner

Bruno Ryves, Vicar of Stanwell Middlesex and Chaplain to Charles I and II, Dean of Windsor
Bruno Ryves, Vicar of Stanwell Middlesex and Chaplain to Charles I and II. Dean of Windsor; Died 1677 aged 81years, 1810. From From "Portraits of characters illustrious in British History

Everyone His Hobby, plate 1, published April 24, 1819. Creator: William Heath
Everyone His Hobby, plate 1, published April 24, 1819. Caricatures of men riding hobby horses (a forerunner of the bicycle) designed to reflect their profession

Presentation of New Colours to the South Lincoln Militia, at Grantham, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Presentation of New Colours to the South Lincoln Militia, at Grantham, 1854. After the minister had read the usual form of prayer for the consecrating of regimental colours

"A Vicar his own Mason" --The Rev. F.W. Ragg helping in the Restoration of his Church at Marsworth Creator
"A Vicar his own Mason" --The Rev. F.W. Ragg helping in the Restoration of his Church at Marsworth, Tring, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Blessing the Life-boat, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Blessing the Life-boat, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Unidentified Group On Entrance Stairway of John Barrett's Residence; 12 Men, 3 Women, Child, 1915. Staff of US diplomat John Barrett

Tercentenary Service at the Dutch Church, Austin Friars, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Tercentenary Service at the Dutch Church, Austin Friars, [London], 1850. Scene of the...Commemoration in the Dutch Church at Austin Friars, an edifice of very interesting antiquarian history

The Rev. Mr. Gorham, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Rev. Mr. Gorham, 1850. Portrait of British vicar George Cornelius Gorham whose views on baptism were seen by church authorities as being at odds with Anglican doctrine

Interior of Whippingham Church, Isle of Wight, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Interior of Whippingham Church, Isle of Wight, 1850. The interior of the Church is as simple as the exterior, there being no enrichment to the arches or windows, or decorations to the roof

Philip Rovenius, n.d. Creator: Cornelis de Visscher
Philip Rovenius, n.d

Consecration of the Bishop of Montreal, in Westminster Abbey, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Consecration of the Bishop of Montreal, in Westminster Abbey, 1850. At the appointed hour (eleven o'clock), the procession formed and proceeded to the cathedral

The Right Rev. Dr. Fulford, Lord Bishop of Montreal, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Right Rev. Dr. Fulford, Lord Bishop of Montreal, 1850. The Right Rev. Dr. Fulford, first Bishop of Montreal, in Canada, the second son of the late Colonel Fulford, of Great Fulford, near Exeter

Dr. Hawtrey, the late Provost of Eton College, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Hawtrey, the late Provost of Eton College, 1862. Edward Craven Hawtrey attended the College as a boy from 1799, starting out as an Oppidan and then later becoming a King's Scholar in 1803

A pretty feisty rose
Lydia Jacobs

THE COUNTRY PARSON ROSES
Lydia Jacobs

Parson and Clerk Rocks, Teignmouth, Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Parson and Clerk rocks, Dawlish, South Devon - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell of Iowa, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Josiah Bushnell Grinnell of Iowa, between 1855 and 1865. [Politician, ordained Congregational minister, founder of the town of Grinnell, Iowa]

Beating the Bounderies; Bumping the Vicar against a Barn Door, Bisley, Woking Surrey, 1888. Creator: Unknown
Beating the Bounderies; Bumping the Vicar against a Barn Door, Bisley, Woking Surrey, 1888. From, The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 38. July to December, 1888

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DOG - Parson Jack Russell Terrier - puppies sitting together wearing Christmas glasses Date: 16-05-2007

The Parsons Hobby, or Comfort for a Welch Curate, 1819. Creator: Charles Williams
The Parsons Hobby, or Comfort for a Welch Curate, 1819

The Vicar and Moses, England, 1780 / 90. Creator: Ralph Wood the Younger
The Vicar and Moses, England, 1780/90

The Parsonage, c1780-1825. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Parsonage, c1780-1825. This drawing of The Parsonage is vigorous, emphatic, and one might say brilliant in Rowlandsons best manner

Rev. James Langton Clark, 1864. Creator: Lewis Carroll
Rev. James Langton Clark, 1864. Albumen print

Rev. James Langton Clark and son Charles (Robin), 1864. Creator: Lewis Carroll
Rev. James Langton Clark and son Charles (Robin), 1864. Albumen silver print

Soldiers Attending Divine Service, August 1, 1798. Creator: Heinrich Schutz
Soldiers Attending Divine Service, August 1, 1798

The Reverend Canon Robinson Duckworth (colour litho)
612712 The Reverend Canon Robinson Duckworth (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reverend Canon Robinson Duckworth, A court parson, 2 January 1886)

The Squires Christmas Present (colour litho)
1628788 The Squires Christmas Present (colour litho) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Squires Christmas Present)

We started in proper order, therefore, as our practice is, first, the parson (colour litho)
973854 We started in proper order, therefore, as our practice is, first, the parson (colour litho) by Millar, Addison Thomas (1850-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: We started in proper order)

Round the Yule Log, Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales (engraving)
1060513 Round the Yule Log, Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales (engraving) by Norwegian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Round the Yule Log, Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales)

An Ambitious Youth (engraving)
668371 An Ambitious Youth (engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ambitious Youth. Illustration for John Leechs Pictures of Life and Character (c 1890)

"Come on sirrah-answer your master, be not afraid"
3082709 " Come on sirrah-answer your master, be not afraid", illustration from The Merry Wives of Windsor, 1910 (colour litho) by Thomson

Parson cursing foxhunters and hounds trampling his garden after a fox. Despite a warning sign reading Steel traps spring guns set in this garden. The Enraged Vicar

A dinner party ruined by the arrival of a stinking game dish
A dinner party ruined by the arrival of a game dish that has gone off. Miseries of the Table. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Regency gentleman riding with his belle
Regency gentleman riding with his love, embarrassed by his horses constant flatulence. A parson rides a bony nag in the background. Love and Wind

Regency gentleman on a bucking horse with a stick under its tail. Two boys laugh at their prank in front of the Game Cock pub and inn. Tricks Upon Travellers

Sicre Gully or Siclygully Pass between Bengal and Bihar.. Temple on hilltop, elephant and bivouac tents in thet valley. Illustration by Lt. Col

Reverend Frank Gillingham (1875-1953) - noted clergyman and cricketer - in cricket apparel walking back to the pavilion. His score of 201 for Essex versus Middlesex (as reported in this issue)

The Parson (engraving)
2786766 The Parson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parson. Illustration for Chatterbox (1880). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

A Master Parson with a Good Living, 1782 (pen, brush & ink washes on paper)
3109015 A Master Parson with a Good Living, 1782 (pen, brush & ink washes on paper) by Dighton, Robert (1752-1814); 33x25.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Costumes at the end of George IIIs reign (litho)
956136 Costumes at the end of George IIIs reign (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

Matrimonial Adventures in London of the Three Misses Greenhorn (colour litho)
1038146 Matrimonial Adventures in London of the Three Misses Greenhorn (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Quickest Courtship on Record (engraving)
1056505 The Quickest Courtship on Record (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Quickest Courtship on Record)

Punch cartoon: The Church Equitant (engraving)
6034834 Punch cartoon: The Church Equitant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Church Equitant)

Mr and Mrs Morlands surprise... was considerable, 1907 (illustration)
2963089 Mr and Mrs Morlands surprise......was considerable, 1907 (illustration) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Reverend Hugh Reginald Howeis (colour litho)
612821 The Reverend Hugh Reginald Howeis (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reverend Hugh Reginald Howeis, The Parson, the Play and the Ballet)

A Country Christening (colour litho)
STC188379 A Country Christening (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Catherine grows quite a good looking-girl, 1907 (illustration)
2963074 Catherine grows quite a good looking-girl, 1907 (illustration) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Peep into Lady W!!!!!ys Seraglio, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving)
2962487 A Peep into Lady W!!!!!ys Seraglio, pub. 1782 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seymour Dorothy)

Parson cursing foxhunters and hounds trampling his garden
5893732 Parson cursing foxhunters and hounds trampling his garden. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Parson cursing foxhunters and hounds trampling his garden after a fox)

In the middle of the field they met the parson (colour litho)
994269 In the middle of the field they met the parson (colour litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pictures of London by a French Artist, I (engraving)
1053032 Pictures of London by a French Artist, I (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pictures of London by a French Artist, I)

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"Parson: A Journey through Time, Art, and Literature" In Chaucer's Canterbury Pilgrims on the road, amidst a diverse group of travelers, stood the parson - a figure of piety and devotion. Picture No. 11772293 captures this moment as we glimpse into the medieval world. Fast forward to London in 1762 when Francis Parsons painted The Cherokee chief Kanagagota (Standing Turkey). Here we see another parson-like presence; an indigenous leader with wisdom etched upon his face. Picture No. 12480062 invites us to reflect on cultural encounters and the power of art to bridge divides. But let us not forget that parsons also existed within literature's realm. In Anthony Trollope's Framley Parsonage from 1860, artist John Everett Millais brings one such character to life in a scene filled with emotion and depth (Picture No. 11073042). Moving ahead in time, we encounter Mr Henry Tilney introduced in 1907 (illustration). This depiction reminds us that parsons were not confined to historical tales but found their place even in contemporary narratives. Yet beyond their roles as spiritual guides or fictional characters, parsons could also be seen engaging in everyday pleasures like playing with puppies (A charming game with a litter of puppies) or experiencing unexpected surprises ("Good God. How came you up that staircase?"). These illustrations from 1907 show different facets of their lives. Finally, let us acknowledge Josiah Pullen whose work is captured beautifully in Picture No. 11013752 - a testament to craftsmanship and creativity often associated with those who dedicated themselves to serving others. As our journey comes full circle, we are reminded once again by nature's beauty - symbolized by "A pretty feisty rose. " Just like this flower blooms despite challenges it faces; so too do these glimpses into the world of parsons remind us of their resilience and enduring impact throughout history.