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William Powell Frith
English Painter, 1819-1909
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's 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.
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Painting ID:: 73713
Dolly Varden by William Powell Frith
Oil painting depicting Dolly Varden, a character from Charles Dicken's book 'Barnaby Rudge'
1842(1842)
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Painting ID:: 91723
A dream of the future
Signed and dated W. P. Frith 1865. Oil on canvas, 51 x 41 cm.
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Painting ID:: 94624
Lady waiting to cross a street, with a little boy crossing-sweeper begging for money.
1858(1858)
Medium English: Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 94625
A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881.
1883
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 60 x 114 cm (23 5/8 x 44 7/8 in)
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Painting ID:: 94999
The Crossing Sweeper
1858(1858)
Medium English: Oil on canvas
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William Powell Frith
English Painter, 1819-1909
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's 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.
. Related Artists to William Powell Frith: | Joseph Israels | David Henry Friston | John Haberle | Jan van Goyen | Anton Chladek |
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