My incarnation as art editor for Cornwall Today magazine this evening led me to research the works of Henry Perlee Parker. This dude was around well before surfing but he was drawn to coastal themes, often portraying smugglers, fishermen and young lads eating oysters. Maybe he would have painted the Sport of Kings had it existed in his time (1795 - 1873)? Who knows. What is certain is that, in contrast to the avowal on this website, he did not favour "a loan figure" in his landscapes.
Then again, maybe he did. Maybe everyone painted by Parker was lent to him?
Image courtesy of theArtchive.
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