Understandably, Parker's output diminished over the next few years.
Although he kept a London studio address – 42 Newman Street in Fitzrovia – he was still recorded as living in Sheffield and working at the Wesley College as late as 1849.
By this date his son Raphael Hyde Parker had followed him into the post of drawing master there.

At the start of the new decade Parker had moved to London permanently – living in Hammersmith.
 There was a short-lived rally with exhibition paintings along familiar lines – fishermen, smugglers and gypsies.
For the first time he exhibited in Dublin, and untypically included a few watercolour drawings.
Halt – Smugglers was reproduced in the Illustrated London News.

By March 1851 Parker had taken a second wife, Mary Anne, who was twenty years his junior.

In contrast to the exuberance of Parker's Newcastle days, he now led a much more measured life.
No portraits were being commissioned; there were no loyal patrons or drawing classes.
His income depended mainly on the sale of prints – engravings struck in his heyday.
Fresh Fish and Lobster Sauce was Parker's last work shown at the Royal Academy, in 1859, but he continued to produce occasional exhibition works until the mid-1860s.

Watercolour sketches record occasional seaside holidays – in Margate, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Boulogne – but there are family bereavements and upsets.
In 1866 Parker's second wife died.
A year later he married for the third time, but once again he outlived his wife, who died in 1872.
The couple had been living in Shepherd's Bush.

On 9 November 1873 Henry Perlee Parker himself died, aged 78.
It has been stated that he 'died in poverty in London', and this was supported by Nerys Johnson's biographical notes for the catalogue of the Henry Perlee Parker exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, in 1969: ‘Died penniless … Among the possessions passed on to his son Raphael were paintings, watercolours and a copy of Reynolds Discourses published in 1831.’
He seems to have lived the second half of his life on the income generated in the first half, so it would not be surprising that his money was running out.
However, as well as having a live-in housekeeper to the end of his life, the probate value of his estate was stated as ‘no more than £8000’ – so he was not ‘penniless’.
A brief obituary in the Illustrated London News of 23 May 1874 was illustrated with an engraving based on a photograph of the artist by Edward Gaubert.
Understandably, Parker's output diminished over the next few years. Although he kept a London studio address – 42 Newman Street in Fitzrovia – he was still recorded as living in Sheffield and working at the Wesley College as late as 1849. By this date his son Raphael Hyde Parker had followed him into the post of drawing master there.
At the start of the new decade Parker had moved to London permanently – living in Hammersmith.  There was a short-lived rally with exhibition paintings along familiar lines – fishermen, smugglers and gypsies. For the first time he exhibited in Dublin, and untypically included a few watercolour drawings. Halt – Smugglers was reproduced in the Illustrated London News.
By March 1851 Parker had taken a second wife, Mary Anne, who was twenty years his junior.
In contrast to the exuberance of Parker's Newcastle days, he now led a much more measured life. No portraits were being commissioned; there were no loyal patrons or drawing classes. His income depended mainly on the sale of prints – engravings struck in his heyday. Fresh Fish and Lobster Sauce was Parker's last work shown at the Royal Academy, in 1859, but he continued to produce occasional exhibition works until the mid-1860s.
Watercolour sketches record occasional seaside holidays – in Margate, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Boulogne – but there are family bereavements and upsets. In 1866 Parker's second wife died. A year later he married for the third time, but once again he outlived his wife, who died in 1872. The couple had been living in Shepherd's Bush.
On 9 November 1873 Henry Perlee Parker himself died, aged 78. It has been stated that he 'died in poverty in London', and this was supported by Nerys Johnson's biographical notes for the catalogue of the Henry Perlee Parker exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, in 1969: ‘Died penniless … Among the possessions passed on to his son Raphael were paintings, watercolours and a copy of Reynolds Discourses published in 1831.’ He seems to have lived the second half of his life on the income generated in the first half, so it would not be surprising that his money was running out. However, as well as having a live-in housekeeper to the end of his life, the probate value of his estate was stated as ‘no more than £8000’ – so he was not ‘penniless’. A brief obituary in the Illustrated London News of 23 May 1874 was illustrated with an engraving based on a photograph of the artist by Edward Gaubert.
Henry Perlee Parker