Thomas Frye Mezzotints, 1741-62
20 Portraits in set
20 mezzotints by and after Thomas Frye, including the series of 17 life-size heads which he published in two series between 1760 and 1762 and for which he is chiefly remembered. Although probably drawn from real life these prints were issued without titles and, with the exception of Frye's self-portrait, are not presented as portraits but as a series of 'fanciful heads' arranged in diverse poses.
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
by Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1741 (1734)
NPG D11285
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
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
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