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William Powell Frith
English painter (1819–1909)
William Powell Frith | |
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Self-Portrait at the Age of 82 (1901) | |
| Born | (1819-01-09)9 January 1819 Aldfield, England |
| Died | 2 November 1909(1909-11-02) (aged 90) London, England |
| Known for | Painting |
William Powell FrithRA (9 January 1819 – 2 November 1909) was an English painter[1] specialising in genre subjects and panoramic narrative works of life in the Victorian era.
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He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1853, presenting The Sleeping Model as his Diploma work.[2][3] He has been described as the "greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth".[4]
Early life
William Powell Frith was born in Aldfield, near Ripon in the then West Riding of Yorkshire on 9 January 1819.
He had originally intended to be an auctioneer.[5] His mother was Jane Frith, née Powell (1779–1851). Frith was encouraged to take up art by his father,