William Powell Frith
Painting, Visual Artist
1819 – 1909
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Who was William Powell Frith?
William Powell Frith, was an English painter specialising in genre subjects and panoramic narrative works of life in the Victorian era. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1853, presenting The Sleeping Model as his Diploma work. He has been described as the "greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth".
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1819
Yorkshire - Nationality
- England
- Education
- Royal Academy
- Died
- Nov 9, 1909
London
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on July 23, 2013
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