The Artists

Elizabeth Parsons

ELIZABETH PARSONS
THE THATCHED COTTAGE, CORNWALL, 1866

ELIZABETH PARSONS
Born England 1831, arrived Australia 1870, died 1897

THE THATCHED COTTAGE, CORNWALL, 1866
watercolour on paper, 20.5 x 28.5 cm
Private Collection

This is one of the earliest known works by Elizabeth Parsons, and at this stage of her life, as she was not married, it is signed with her maiden name 'E.WARREN'. It is a traditional English style watercolour, typical of that period, and shows the strong influence of her English watercolour teachers.

What it does show, is that even in these early years of her artistic training, Elizabeth Parsons had considerable drawing skills, and was also highly skilled in the handling of the watercolour medium.

Left: Arthur Streeton - Above Us The Great Grave Sky, 1890
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.