William Powell Frith

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William Powell Frith was a prominent 19th-century English painter best known for his large-scale Victorian genre scenes depicting bustling contemporary life with rich narrative detail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Victorian painter
human
painter
activeInPeriod 19th century
artisticStyle Victorian narrative realism
realism
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
educatedAt Royal Academy Schools
ethnicGroup English
familyName Frith
fieldOfWork Victorian genre scenes
contemporary life painting
crowd scenes
painting
genre genre painting
history painting
narrative painting
givenName William
hasPartInCollection National Portrait Gallery, London
Royal Collection
Tate
influencedBy British genre painting tradition
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Academy of Arts
middleName Powell
movement Victorian art
name William Powell Frith
notableFor depictions of bustling contemporary life
large-scale Victorian genre scenes
rich narrative detail in paintings
notableWork A Private View at the Royal Academy, 1881
Derby Day
Ramsgate Sands (Life at the Seaside)
linked to: Ramsgate Beach

The Marriage of the Prince of Wales
The Race for Wealth
The Railway Station
The Road to Ruin
occupation artist
painter
placeOfBirth Aldfield
England
North Yorkshire
near Ripon
placeOfDeath England
London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Royal Academician
sexOrGender male
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

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Victorian art hasNotableArtist William Powell Frith
William Powell Frith name William Powell Frith