William Powell Frith The Private View of the Royal Academy Painting ID:: 27658 new3/William Powell Frith-765522.jpg
The Private View of the Royal Academy mk58
1881
1881-2
oil on canvas
102.9x195.6cm
William Powell Frith A Private View at the Royal Academy Painting ID:: 70601 new23/William Powell Frith-345435.jpg
A Private View at the Royal Academy 1883
Oil on canvas
60 ?? 114 cm (23 5/8 ?? 44 7/8 in)
William Powell Frith Oil painting by English Victorian painter William Powell Frith Painting ID:: 71971 new23/William Powell Frith-773674.jpg
Oil painting by English Victorian painter William Powell Frith Oil painting by English Victorian painter William Powell Frith
1881(1881)
William Powell Frith The Sleeping Model Painting ID:: 72430 new23/William Powell Frith-538986.jpg
The Sleeping Model Oil painting by Victorian painter William Powell Frith
1853(1853)
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William Powell Frith Dolly Varden by William Powell Frith Painting ID:: 73713 new24/William Powell Frith-383843.jpg
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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William Powell Frith A dream of the future Painting ID:: 91723 new25/William Powell Frith-668954.jpg
A dream of the future Signed and dated W. P. Frith 1865. Oil on canvas, 51 x 41 cm.
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William Powell Frith Lady waiting to cross a street, with a little boy crossing-sweeper begging for money. Painting ID:: 94624 new26/William Powell Frith-479776.jpg
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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William Powell Frith A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881. Painting ID:: 94625 new26/William Powell Frith-943764.jpg
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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William Powell Frith The Crossing Sweeper Painting ID:: 94999 new26/William Powell Frith-687497.jpg
The Crossing Sweeper 1858(1858)
Medium English: Oil on canvas
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William Powell Frith The signal Painting ID:: 97373 new26/William Powell Frith-695835.jpg
The signal Oil on canvas. 42 x 35.5 cm
Date 1858(1858)
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William Powell Frith The new earrings Painting ID:: 97374 new26/William Powell Frith-637344.jpg
The new earrings 1875. Oil on canvas. 109.2 x 76.2 cm
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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.