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William Powell Frith

(1819-1909), Painter

Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 25 portraits
Artist associated with 5 portraits
Painter; first made his name with historical genre scenes; in 1850s turned to large-scale contemporary subjects, painted with painstaking detail, like Ramsgate Sands (1853), Derby Day (1858), and The Railway Station (1862), which were immensely popular; later turned to morality subjects.

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William Powell Frith, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG Ax14841

William Powell Frith

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, (1856-1857)
NPG Ax14841

William Powell Frith, by John & Charles Watkins - NPG x15424

William Powell Frith

by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, (1856-1857)
NPG x15424

William Powell Frith, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG Ax27701

William Powell Frith

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, published June 1857
NPG Ax27701

William Powell Frith, by Frederick Richard Window - NPG Ax11919

William Powell Frith

by Frederick Richard Window
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax11919

William Powell Frith, by Frederick Richard Window - NPG Ax7552

William Powell Frith

by Frederick Richard Window
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax7552

William Powell Frith, by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert - NPG x25263

William Powell Frith

by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x25263

William Powell Frith, by Maull & Polyblank - NPG x15426

William Powell Frith

by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x15426

William Powell Frith, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28923

William Powell Frith

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
NPG Ax28923

William Powell Frith, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x28169

William Powell Frith

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
NPG x28169

'Artists', published by Hughes & Edmonds - NPG Ax132902

'Artists'

published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen print, published 1876
NPG Ax132902

William Powell Frith, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x197518

William Powell Frith

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1870s
NPG x197518

William Powell Frith, by Lock & Whitfield, published by  Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington - NPG Ax17605

William Powell Frith

by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1880
NPG Ax17605

William Powell Frith, by Lock & Whitfield - NPG x134523

William Powell Frith

by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype, 1880 or before
NPG x134523

William Powell Frith, by Window & Grove, published by  Waterlow & Sons Ltd - NPG x197107

William Powell Frith

by Window & Grove, published by Waterlow & Sons Ltd
woodburytype carte-de-visite, 1880-1890
NPG x197107

William Powell Frith, by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by  Eglington & Co - NPG Ax5493

William Powell Frith

by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1890
NPG Ax5493

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