James Thomson and Edmund Thomas Parris - Lily Flowers of Loveliness

Lily (Flowers of Loveliness)

James Thomson's Original Engraving, Lily (Flowers of Loveliness) is based upon a design created by the British artist, Thomas Uwins. This impression is printed upon early 19th century wove paper and with full margins, bearing the title, "Lily", the artists' signatures, "J. Thomson", & "E. T. Parris Delt.", as well as the name of The London Printing and Publishing Company within the plate as published by John Tallis and Company for Flowers of Loveliness in 1854. "Lily" depicts two young women watching over a sleeping baby. It represents a superb, original example of the 19th century art by the British artists, James Thomson & Edmund Thomas Parris.

Original Engraving by the British artist, James Thomson (J. Thomson), designed by Edmund Thomas Parris (E. T. Parris).

Lily (Flowers of Loveliness)

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Flowers of Loveliness by John Tallis and Company, London
#	Image	Title & Engraver	Engraver	Designer	Medium	Date	-
01-		Daisies (Flowers of Loveliness), by William Thomas Fry after Edmund Thomas Parris	William Thomas Fry, 'W. T. Fry' (London, 1789 - 1843)	Edmund Thomas Parris, 'E. T. Parris' (London, 1793 - 1873)	Original Engraving	1854
02.-		Forget Me Not (Flowers of Loveliness), by William Henry Egleton after Thomas Uwins	William Henry Egleton, 'W. H. Egleton' (London, active 1833 - 1862)	Edmund Thomas Parris, 'E. T. Parris' (London, 1793 - 1873)	Original Engraving	1854	Sold
03.-		Heartsease (Flowers of Loveliness), by Henry Thomas Ryall after Edmund Thomas Parris	Henry Thomas Ryall, 'H. T. Ryall' (Frome, Somerset, 1811 - Cookham, Berkshire, 1867)	Edmund Thomas Parris, 'E. T. Parris' (London, 1793 - 1873)	Original Engraving	1854	Sold
04.-		Hyacinth (Flowers of Loveliness), by William Henry Egleton after Thomas Uwins	William Henry Egleton, 'W. H. Egleton' (London, active 1833 - 1862)	Thomas Uwins, 'T. Uwins' (British, 1782 - 1857)	Original Engraving	1854
05.-		Iris (Flowers of Loveliness), by James Thomson after Thomas Uwins	James Thomson, 'J. Thomson' (Mitford, Northumberland, 1788 - London, 1850)	Thomas Uwins, 'T. Uwins' (British, 1782 - 1857)	Original Engraving	1854	Sold
06.-		Lily (Flowers of Loveliness), by James Thomson after Edmund Thomas Parris	James Thomson, 'J. Thomson' (Mitford, Northumberland, 1788 - London, 1850)	Edmund Thomas Parris, 'E. T. Parris' (London, 1793 - 1873)	Original Engraving	1854
07.-		Poppy (Flowers of Loveliness), by Thomas Anthony Dean after Fanny Corbaux	Thomas Anthony Dean, 'T. A. Dean' (London, 1801 - 1860)	Marie Francoise Catherine Doetter Corbaux 'Fanny Corgaux' (France, 1812 - Brighton, 1883)	Original Engraving	1854
08.-		Violets (Flowers of Loveliness), by Henry Thomas Ryall after Edmund Thomas Parris	Henry Thomas Ryall, 'H. T. Ryall' (Frome, Somerset, 1811 - Cookham, Berkshire, 1867)	Edmund Thomas Parris, 'E. T. Parris' (London, 1793 - 1873)	Original Engraving	1854	Sold

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Title:	Lily
Engraver:	Thomson, James 'J. Thomson' (Mitford, Northumberland, 1788 - London, 1850)
Designer:	Parris, Edmund Thomas 'E. T. Parris' (London, 1793 - 1873)
Date:	1854
Medium:	Original Engraving
Publisher:	John Tallis and Company, London
Printer:	The London Printing and Publishing Company
Source:	Flowers of Loveliness
Note:	James Thomson (J. Thomson): A fine 19th century English printmaker and painter, James Thomson apprenticed under the London engraver Mackenzie of Margaret Street. Although James Thomson created large single plate engravings and mezzotints of larger portraits and sporting subjects, his artistic oeuvre mainly consisted of smaller portraits, and figure studies in the medium of stipple engraving with etching. His works were based upon the designs of such great artists, as Edmund Thomas Parris, Thomas Uwins, Edward Henry Corbould, William Derby, Sir Thomas Laurence, Thomas Harper, Sir Francis Leggat Chantrey, and others. Thomson's notable engravings appeared in such popular works as, "Flowers of lovelines, Forty Groups of Female Figures Emblematic of Flowers, Designed by first Artists, Expressly for this Work: with poetical illustrations, by Letitia E. Landon, The Countess of Blessington, and Thomas Haynes Bayley, Esq., Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty, The Queen, John Tallis and Company (1854), "Heath's Book of Beauty" (1837), "Album MDCCCXXXII" (1831), "Forget Me Not: a Christmas and New Year's Present for MCDDDXXVIII" (1828), "The Drawing Room Album: and ornamental and variegated repository for contributions in literature..." (1838), Fisher's National Gallery (1830-1834), and other fine illustrated volumes. An original engraving by James Thomson based upon a design by the British artist,Thomas Uwins, Lily hails from the large portfolio of forty engravings of female figures entitled, "Flowers of Loveliness" published in 1854 by John Tallis and Company, London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York. The artist often signed his engravings with his 'J. Thomson signature..
	Edmund Thomas Parris (E. T. Parris): A fine painter, watercolour artist, and illustrator, Edmund Thomas Parris Esq first apprenticed as an enameller and later studied art at the Royal Academy. His artistic oeuvre consisted of portraits, landscapes and historical subjects, however, Parris was particularly well known for his portrayals of beautiful women and children. E. T. Parris first exhibited his paintings at the Royal Academy in 1816 and thereafter throughout his career. Thomas Edmund Parris was appointed history painter to Queen Adelaide. A fine illustrator, Parris created designs for such works as, Flowers of loveliness: Twelve Groups of Female Figures, Emblematic of Flowers, from Designs by E. T. Parris, Esq. with Poetical Illustrations, in Verse by the Countess of Blessington (1836), published by Ackermann and Company, London, Gems of Beauty, displayed in a series of Twelve Highly Finished Engravings of The Passions, from Designs by E. T. Parris, Esq. with Fanciful Illustrations, in Verse by the Countess of Blessington, published by Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, Delloy and Co. Paris (1836-1838), Heath's Book of Beauty: with Beautifully Finished Engravings, from Drawings, edited by Countess Marguerite Blessington (1837), The Passions (1838), Confessions of an Elderly Gentleman (1836), Confessions of an Elderly Lady (1838), and other fine illustrated volumes. Lily hails from the large portfolio of forty engravings of female figures entitled, Flowers of Loveliness published in 1854 by John Tallis and Company, London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York.
	Flowers of Loveliness: Near the beginning of Queen Victoria's long reign there appeared a large portfolio of forty engravings of female figures that were unequaled for their delicacy of line and composition. Published by John Tallis, London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York in 1854 under the title of, Flowers of Loveliness, Forty Groups of Female Figures Emblematic of Flowers, Designed by first Artists, Expressly for this Work: with poetical illustrations, by Letitia E. Landon, The Countess of Blessington, and Thomas Haynes Bayley, Esq., Dedicated to Her Most Gracious Majesty, The Queen. The theme of this set was to unite the beauty of women with that of flowers. The designers that were commissioned included some of the finest British artists of the day, such as, Edmund Thomas Parris (1793-1873), Thomas Uwins (1782-1857), Kenny Meadows (1790-1874), Eliza Sharpe (1796-1874), Fanny Corbaux (1812-1883), and others. The engravers were no less distinguished as they included Henry Thomas Ryall (1811-1867), William Thomas Fry (1789-1843), Thomas Woolnoth (1785-1838), James Thomson (1788-1850), William Henry Egleton, Thomas Anthony Dean (1801-1860), George Adcock, and others. This original engraving bears the title, "Lily", the artists' signatures, "J. Thomson", & "E. T. Parris Delt.", as well as the name of The London Printing and Publishing Company within the plate as published by John Tallis and Company for Flowers of Loveliness in 1854. The scene depicts two young women watching over a sleeping baby. The text included with each engraving contained poetry, and sometimes detailed information concerning each flower. The following are the first two stanzas from the poem; "Lilies. Is it not, dear one! sweet to see An infant, in its purity, Calm, slumbering, like a folded flower, That shuts its leaves at evening hour? O! mark, how smiles play round its mouth, Like sunrise in the genial south: I love to think, that, while it sleeps, Converse with angel bands it keeps...."
	John Tallis: The London publisher John Tallis was considered one of the most sought after cartographers of the early 19th century. From 1838 to 1851 John Tallis published maps, genre, theatrical portraits, views, and other historical works under his various firms, 'L. Tallis', 'Tallis & Co.', 'John Tallis', 'J. & F. Tallis publishing company', 'John Tallis & Co.' (London & New York). In his book, Hamlet and the Visual Arts, 1709-1900, published 2002, the author Alan R. Young writes that John Tallis established a new publishing company (in partnership with Ephraim Tipton Brain), 'The London Printing and Publishing Co.', London and New York in December of 1853. An original engraving, Lily hails from the large portfolio of forty engravings of female figures entitled, Flowers of Loveliness first published by John Tallis and Company, London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York. The engravings bear the title, the artists' names, and the name of ' The London Printing and Publishing Company' within the plate.
:Provenance:	This original engraving entitled, Lily from Flowers of Loveliness, hails from the collection of Richard H. Harris, Principal of the High School Vienna County Elgin, Upper Canada, February 25th, 1856.
Size:	11 X 8 1/2 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now	Price: $195.00 US
Condition:	Printed on early nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins, and bearing the title, "Lily", the artists' signatures, "J. Thomson", & "E. T. Parris Delt.", as well as the name of The London Printing and Publishing Company within the plate as published by John Tallis and Company for Flowers of Loveliness in 1854. Containing the usual traces of foxing one finds in wove paper of this era (particularly in the outer margins), else a finely printed, early impression and in good condition throughout. "Lily" represents a superb, original example of the early 19th century genre engraving by James Thomson.
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