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Like many conversation pieces, this work portrays a scene of music-making. The great harpist John Parry (c.1710–1782) was also a skilled organist and a distinctive composer. His ‘British Harmony’ was dedicated to Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn in 1781. The assistant in this painting may be his son David, who was also an organist. The music book is the score of Handel's coronation anthem ‘Zadok the Priest’, written in 1727. Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn was an enthusiastic devotee of Handel.

National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff

Title

John Parry the Blind Harpist, with an Assistant

Date

1770–1780

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 87 x W 71.2 cm

Accession number

NMW A 3980

Acquisition method

purchased from a private collection, 1996

Work type

Painting

National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff

Cathays Park, Cardiff (Caerdydd) CF10 3NP Wales

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Artist or maker

William Parry

1742–1791

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