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William Powell Frith: Painting in the Victorian Age
William Powell Frith
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Description for William Powell Frith: Painting in the Victorian Age
Hardback. William Powell Frith (1819-1909) was the greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth. This book explores Frith's place in the development of Victorian painting through a series of essays which examine how his unconventional private life informed his work, how the London crowd was depicted in Victorian painting, and more. Editor(s): Bills, Mark; Knight, Vivien. Num Pages: 191 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; ACV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 287 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1316.
William Powell Frith (1819-1909) was the greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth. His panoramas of nineteenth-century life broke new ground in their depiction of the diverse London crowd, and they are now icons of their age. Frith’s popularity in his lifetime was unprecedented; on six separate occasions special railings had to be built at the Royal Academy to protect his paintings from an admiring public.
Derby Day and The Railway Station are nearly as well known today as a century ago, yet the artist who painted them is now neglected. This book explores Frith's place in the ... Read more
William Powell Frith (1819-1909) was the greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth. His panoramas of nineteenth-century life broke new ground in their depiction of the diverse London crowd, and they are now icons of their age. Frith’s popularity in his lifetime was unprecedented; on six separate occasions special railings had to be built at the Royal Academy to protect his paintings from an admiring public.
Derby Day and The Railway Station are nearly as well known today as a century ago, yet the artist who painted them is now neglected. This book explores Frith's place in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300121902
SKU
V9780300121902
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About William Powell Frith
Mark Bills is curator of the Watts Gallery, Compton, England. He was formerly curator of paintings, prints and drawings at the Museum of London. Vivien Knight is curator of Guildhall Art Gallery, City of London, which holds a fine collection of Victorian paintings.
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