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William Powell Frith

1819–1909

(Born Aldfield, nr. Ripon, Yorkshire, 9 January 1819; died London, 2 November 1909). English painter. He began his career with literary subjects (from Shakespeare, Scott, and other authors), but in the 1850s he turned to contemporary scenes, with which he had great commercial success.

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A Boy and a Girl with Hounds 1860 Richard Ansdell (1815–1885) and William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

A Boy and a Girl with Hounds 1860 Fylde Council Town Hall
Landscape with Cattle William Powell Frith (1819–1909) and Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803–1902) and Thomas Creswick (1811–1869)

Landscape with Cattle Museums Sheffield
Lancaster Sands, Lancashire 1848 William Powell Frith (1819–1909) and Thomas Creswick (1811–1869)

Lancaster Sands, Lancashire 1848 Touchstones Rochdale
Haddon Hall Steps, Derbyshire William Powell Frith (1819–1909) and Thomas Creswick (1811–1869)

Haddon Hall Steps, Derbyshire Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Colonel Sir William Pollitt, VD, JP, DL, Officer of Order of Leopold, Belgium, British Railway Promoter and Government Official 1896 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Colonel Sir William Pollitt, VD, JP, DL, Officer of Order of Leopold, Belgium, British Railway Promoter and Government Official 1896 National Railway Museum
The Artist's Son, Walter (Portrait of a Young Boy Wearing Ruff) William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

The Artist's Son, Walter (Portrait of a Young Boy Wearing Ruff) The Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate
Sketch for 'The Railway Station' c.1860 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Sketch for 'The Railway Station' c.1860 Royal Holloway, University of London
Retribution 1880 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Retribution 1880 Birmingham Museums Trust
The Village Pastor 1845 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

The Village Pastor 1845 Sudley House
Madame Jourdain Finds Her Husband Entertaining Dorimène and Dorante c.1860 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Madame Jourdain Finds Her Husband Entertaining Dorimène and Dorante c.1860 Victoria and Albert Museum
The Sweetest Beggar that E'er Asked for Alms 1892 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

The Sweetest Beggar that E'er Asked for Alms 1892 Walker Art Gallery
The Derby Day 1893–1894 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

The Derby Day 1893–1894 Manchester Art Gallery
Tenby Fisherwoman 1880 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Tenby Fisherwoman 1880 Scolton Manor Museum
Nora Creina 1845 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Nora Creina 1845 Harris Museum & Art Gallery
Portrait of Two Girls William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Portrait of Two Girls Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery
Incident in the Life of Lady Mary Wortley 1872 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Incident in the Life of Lady Mary Wortley 1872 Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
Self Portrait at the Age of 83 1901 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Self Portrait at the Age of 83 1901 Yale Center for British Art
Catherine Seyton Looking from the Battlements at Loch Leven Castle William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

Catherine Seyton Looking from the Battlements at Loch Leven Castle Harris Museum & Art Gallery
The Sleeping Model 1853 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

The Sleeping Model 1853 Royal Academy of Arts
John Knox Reproving Mary, Queen of Scots 1844 William Powell Frith (1819–1909)

John Knox Reproving Mary, Queen of Scots 1844 Museums Sheffield