William Powell Frith
(1819-1909), PainterLater 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.
by William Powell Frith
oil on canvas, 1838
NPG 2139
by William Powell Frith
oil on canvas, 1867
NPG 1738
Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
by Henry Jamyn Brooks
oil on canvas, 1889
NPG 1833
The Royal Academy Conversazione, 1891
by George Henry Grenville Manton
pen, ink and gouache, 1891
NPG 2820
by Mabel Dickenson Lapthorn
chalk, 1909
NPG 5058
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, (1856-1857)
NPG Ax14841
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, (1856-1857)
NPG x15424
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen print, published June 1857
NPG Ax27701
by Frederick Richard Window
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax11919
by Frederick Richard Window
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG Ax7552
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x25263
by Maull & Polyblank
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864
NPG x15426
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
NPG Ax28923
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1870
NPG x28169
published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen print, published 1876
NPG Ax132902
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1870s
NPG x197518
by Lock & Whitfield, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
woodburytype, published 1880
NPG Ax17605
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype, 1880 or before
NPG x134523
by Window & Grove, published by Waterlow & Sons Ltd
woodburytype carte-de-visite, 1880-1890
NPG x197107
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Eglington & Co
carbon print, published 1890
NPG Ax5493
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