Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John Parry NPG 5152

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Abraham Wivell

The son of a stonemason, Parry joined the Denbighshire militia band in 1793, and became its leader two years later. He played many instruments, including the harp, piano and violin, as well the flageolet, for which he would become famous. He led the band until 1807 when he turned to flageolet playing, giving concerts in Rochester and then on the stage of Covent Garden, in a show arranged by the actor Thomas Dibdin. Parry benefited from the popularity of the new instrument, of which... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.