May Zoom talk - Members Only
Join us for the last talk of the season:
Wednesday 13 May 2026 at 7pm - Members Only
William Parry (1743-1791) and his portraits for Welsh Houses
Miles Wynn Cato, an independent art dealer of long standing and a national expert on pre-20th century Welsh painting. He is the author of several books including a major study of William Parry, the most significant Welsh portrait painter of the 18th century.
William Parry occupies a unique position in Welsh art history. He is the only pre-19th century Welsh painter who enjoyed widespread & lasting patronage in his own country. This talk will look at the Welsh families who patronised him from the late 1760s until his death and the country houses where the portraits he painted were hung. It is a story of paintings lost and found as well as the vicissitudes of the gentry houses of North Wales.
You will need to be a member to receive an invitation to this online talk.