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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William Powell Frith Derby Day oil


Derby Day
Painting ID::  40714 		Derby Day
mk156 1856-1858 Oil on canvas 101x223cm
mk156 1856-1858 Oil_on_canvas 101x223cm
   
   
     
William Powell Frith the railway station oil


the railway station
Painting ID::  56255 		the railway station
mk247 1862,oil on canvas,46x101 in,117x256 cm,royal holloway college,egham,surrey,uk
   
   
     
William Powell Frith derby day, c. oil


derby day, c.
Painting ID::  64357 		derby day, c.
1855 london, the tate gallery
1855 london,_the_tate_gallery
   
   
     
William Powell Frith For Better For Worse oil


For Better For Worse
Painting ID::  73385 		For Better For Worse
Oil painting by English Victorian painter William Powell Frith Date 1881 cyf
   
   
     
William Powell Frith Sleeping Model oil


Sleeping Model
Painting ID::  74115 		Sleeping Model
Description William Powell Frith - The Sleeping Model.JPG English: Oil painting by Victorian painter William Powell Frith Date 1853 cyf
   
   
     
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     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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