Thomas Frye
(circa 1710-1762), PainterSitter in 4 portraits
Artist associated with 43 portraits
Thomas Frye executed portraits in oil, pastel and mezzotint. The mezzotints for which Frye is chiefly remembered is this series of seventeen life-size heads, which he published in two series between 1760-1762. Although probably drawn from real life the engravings were issued without titles and, with the exception of Frye's self-portrait, are not presented as portraits but a series of 'fanciful heads' arranged in diverse poses. The second series (1761-1762), 'Ladies, very elegantly attired in the fashion, and in the most agreeable attitudes' demonstrate Frye's interest in fine costume and elegant jewellery.
by Thomas Frye
oil on canvas, feigned oval, 1759
NPG 5471
studio of Thomas Frye
oil on canvas, 1760
NPG 196
by Peter Pelham, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, early to mid 18th century
NPG D27682
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1737
NPG D8830
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1737
NPG D8831
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1741 (1734)
NPG D11285
by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, 1745 (1735)
NPG D5063
by Thomas Kitchin, after Thomas Frye
line engraving, circa 1750
NPG D34413
by Thomas Frye
etching, 1750s
NPG D2379
by William Pether, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, 1750s-1760s
NPG D3577
by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, 1750 or after
NPG D4272
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D32254
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D32255
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11284
Young woman wearing dark hat and holding a closed fan
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11288
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11289
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11291
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11292
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11293
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11296
Young man with book and candlestick
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11297
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11298
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11299
Young girl wearing feather in her hair
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11301
Man wearing turban, leaning on book
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D11302
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, 1760
NPG D12033
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Richard Houston, published by John Bowles, and published by Robert Sayer, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, 1761
NPG D33074
Fashionable woman wearing lace necklet
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1761
NPG D11294
Fashionable woman holding a closed fan
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 20 December 1761
NPG D11295
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1762
NPG D9089
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
after Thomas Frye
line engraving, (1762)
NPG D10817
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Richard Houston, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, (1762)
NPG D8009
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by James Watson, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, (1762)
NPG D8010
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, (1762)
NPG D8011
by William Pether, published by Henry Parker, and published by Elizabeth Bakewell, and published by John Boydell, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1 October 1762
NPG D9891
by William Pether, published by Henry Parker, and published by John Boydell, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1 October 1762
NPG D11286
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 24 May 1762
NPG D11287
Fashionable woman wearing ermine-lined cloak
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 28 February 1762
NPG D11290
Fashionable woman wearing lace headdress
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 28 February 1762
NPG D11300
by William Pether, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1781 (1761)
NPG D11303
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