# Henry H. Parker artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T14:15:32.684Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: British
- Common media: Painting, Oil on canvas

## About Henry H. Parker

Henry H. Parker (1858–1930) was a British painter identified by international authority records as an English landscape painter. Public-collection listings connect him with views of the Sussex coast, Medmenham Abbey, Betws-y-Coed, and harvest country in Hampshire, indicating a sustained interest in recognizable British scenery. These holdings include coastal, river, architectural, and rural subjects, while Art UK also lists several portraits under his name. Collectors are therefore most likely to encounter Parker through traditional landscape paintings, especially place-based scenes that emphasize water, countryside, or historic buildings. Oil painting is documented among his known work, although the available source pack does not provide a complete catalogue of his media or career periods. Parker has a well-established authority identity across Wikidata, VIAF, Getty ULAN, and the Library of Congress, but detailed scholarly biography remains limited. One unresolved point is his expanded middle name, which appears in public sources as both Hillingford and Hillier.

## Common works and media

Documented institutional examples are primarily paintings of British landscapes, including coastal scenery, river pools, abbeys, and harvest country. An oil-on-canvas work is documented publicly, and Appraisily's auction index also groups matched material under paintings and works on paper or prints. Art UK lists several portraits as well, although landscape remains the most securely supported specialization. Medium, support, authorship, and attribution wording should be verified for each object rather than inferred from its subject or signature alone.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisal of a Henry H. Parker work should begin with closely comparable public sales rather than a general artist-wide price figure. The most useful comparisons align on medium, dimensions, subject, approximate date, condition, and attribution strength. Signature and inscription details, restoration, surface quality, provenance, exhibition history, and supporting catalogue references may also affect how a lot is assessed. Parker's documented public-collection subjects suggest that landscape type and identifiable location may be relevant when selecting comparisons. Appraisily's index contains matched public auction records, but those records may differ in reporting conventions and may not capture private transactions or later attribution changes. A final opinion should therefore examine the individual object and its documentation alongside recent comparable lots.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5722403
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500014751
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/26350064/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97088265
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/parker-henry-h-18581930
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_H._Parker
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_H._Parker_-_By_the_Mill.JPG
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/henry-h-parker/