William Powell Frith (1819-1909), Painter
Sitter in 21 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
Mary Elizabeth Maxwell (née Braddon)
by William Powell Frith
oil on canvas, exhibited 1865
NPG 4478
by William Powell Frith
oil on canvas, 1867
On display in Making Faces: The Artist's Studio at Bodelwyddan Castle
NPG 1738
Kate Nickleby (character in Dickens novel 'Nicholas Nickleby')
by William Holl Jr, published by National Art Union for Ireland, after William Powell Frith
stipple engraving, published 1848
NPG D38965
Key plate to the engraving of 'The Marriage of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G.'
published by Henry Graves & Co, after William Henry Simmons, after William Powell Frith
lithograph, (1663-1865)
NPG D33934
All paintings by this artist on the BBC Your Paintings website
Place
Yorkshire
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