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William Powell Frith
1819-1909 English painter. His parents were in domestic employment before taking a hotel in Harrogate in 1826. They encouraged him to become an artist, despite his own desire to be an auctioneer. While at school in Dover, Frith sketched caricatures and copies of Dutch genre scenes (Dover Mus.) that betray his disposition to narratives. His taste did not accord with the academic training he received at Henry Sass Academy in London (1835-7) and at the Royal Academy Schools (1837). Frith began his career as a portrait painter, using members of his family as models. He first exhibited at the British Institution in 1838, and during the 1840s he established himself with his entertaining historical and literary subjects in the popular tradition of C. R. Leslie, William Mulready and Sir David Wilkie. He was a member of THE CLIQUE, which included Richard Dadd, Augustus Egg, Henry O Neil and John Phillip. His friendship with Charles Dickens began with commissions for paintings of Dolly Varden (London, V&A) and Kate Nickleby (untraced) in 1842.
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Painting ID:: 1282
The Railway Station
1862
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Painting ID:: 24045
Ramsgate Sands 'Life at the Seaside' (mk25)
1852-3
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Painting ID:: 24255
The Marriage of The Prince of Wales (mk25)
10 March 1863
1863-4
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Painting ID:: 27959
A Scene from Sterne's A Sentimental Journey
1841
Oil on canvas 90.8 x 69.9 cm (35 1/2 x 27 1/2 in)
Victoria and Albert Museum,London (mk63)
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Painting ID:: 28163
Private View of the Royal Academy 1881
1881-2
Oil on canvas 102.9 x 195.6 cm
(401/2 x 77in)
Private collection (mk63)
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William Powell Frith
1819-1909 English painter. His parents were in domestic employment before taking a hotel in Harrogate in 1826. They encouraged him to become an artist, despite his own desire to be an auctioneer. While at school in Dover, Frith sketched caricatures and copies of Dutch genre scenes (Dover Mus.) that betray his disposition to narratives. His taste did not accord with the academic training he received at Henry Sass Academy in London (1835-7) and at the Royal Academy Schools (1837). Frith began his career as a portrait painter, using members of his family as models. He first exhibited at the British Institution in 1838, and during the 1840s he established himself with his entertaining historical and literary subjects in the popular tradition of C. R. Leslie, William Mulready and Sir David Wilkie. He was a member of THE CLIQUE, which included Richard Dadd, Augustus Egg, Henry O Neil and John Phillip. His friendship with Charles Dickens began with commissions for paintings of Dolly Varden (London, V&A) and Kate Nickleby (untraced) in 1842.
. Related Artists to William Powell Frith: | Mathey, Paul | Domenico Induno | David Hunter Strother | Frederick Friesek | Johan-Erik, Lim Johan Olsson |
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