His Honour Judge Parry / Manchester 1894-1911 / Lambeth 1911-1927

Large drypoint portrait of Judge Parry by the English print maker Malcom Osborne signed in pencil lower right.

Sir Edward Abbott Parry (1863-1943) was a British judge and dramatist. Parry was born in London into a prominent Welsh family, the second son of barrister John Humffreys Parry and grandson of antiquary John Humffreys Parry, a leader of the Welsh literature movement in the early 19th century. His great-uncle Thomas Parry was bishop of Barbados and his great-grandfather Edward Parry was Rector of Llanferres, Denbighshire. Parry himself studied at the Middle Temple and was called to the Bar in 1885. He was Judge of Manchester County Court 1894-1911 and became Judge of Lambeth County Court in 1911. He wrote several plays and books for children.

Provenance:
From the estate of master Australian printmaker, John Barclay Godson (1882-1957)

Collections:
British Museum: Museum number 1928,0215.2
Museum New Zealand: Registration Number1963-0005-9
National Gallery Australia: LEGACY ID 1000011595