Parson Collection (page 2)

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)

Advertisement, Horses and their Riders (engraving)
1629807 Advertisement, Horses and their Riders (engraving) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Horses and their Riders)

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)

A Rakes Progress, Plate 5, 1st State, 1735 (engraving)
1071400 A Rakes Progress, Plate 5, 1st State, 1735 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 34.9x39.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

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)

Sir Hugh Evans and Pistol (litho)
979101 Sir Hugh Evans and Pistol (litho) by Konewka, Paul (1841-71); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Hugh Evans and Pistol. From The Merry Wives of Windsor, by William Shakespeare)

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)

Punch cartoon: A Young Positivist (engraving)
6034797 Punch cartoon: A Young Positivist (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: A Young Positivist)

The Hunting Day (chromolitho)
1055262 The Hunting Day (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hunting Day. Illustration for The Graphic)

A Rakes Progress V: The Rake marrying an Old Woman, 1733 (oil on canvas)
SJS44935 A Rakes Progress V: The Rake marrying an Old Woman, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 62.2x75 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Ropes of Sand, by R E Francillon (engraving)
1622662 Ropes of Sand, by R E Francillon (engraving) by Ludlow, Henry (Hal) Stephen (b.1861, fl.1880-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ropes of Sand, by R E Francillon)

Old Tom a skirmishin with the parson (engraving)
5198295 Old Tom a skirmishin with the parson (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Tom a skirmishin with the parson)

The Fox o One Tree Hill (colour litho)
1038586 The Fox o One Tree Hill (colour litho) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fox o One Tree Hill)

Matrimonial Adventures in London of the Three Misses Greenhorn (colour litho)
1038143 Matrimonial Adventures in London of the Three Misses Greenhorn (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The prioress had a simple, innocent smile (colour litho)
956059 The prioress had a simple, innocent smile (colour litho) by Anderson, Anne (1874-1930); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Curede Cucugnan (The Vicar of Cucugnan), c. 1885. Creator: Felix Hilaire Buhot
Le Cure de Cucugnan (The Vicar of Cucugnan), c. 1885

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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.