Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909

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William Powell Frith was a popular and successful Victorian painter. His early talent was nourished by his working-class father, and he was educated at Sass's Art School and the Royal Academy. His early paintings were generally derived from classical or literary themes; in later life, he painted contemporary Victorian compositions that proved to be highly popular, and remain interesting as images of the age. He also published articles critical of the Neo-Raphaelites.

From the description of William Frith letter to A. McKaye, 1880 July 12. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 56550655

Epithet: RA

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000301.0x0001dc

English painter.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Osnaburgh St. [London], to William Smith, 1845 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270752801

English artist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Shanklin, Isle of Wight, to [Holbrook] Gaskell, 1877 Sept. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270878379

British painter.

From the description of Letters, ca. 1842-1908. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84393376

British artist.

From the description of Letter by William Powell Frith, 1868. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499774

Artist.

From the description of William Powell Frith letter, 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450354

Epithet: painter

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000301.0x0001de

Epithet: RA; of Add MS 28510

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Epithet: artist

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000301.0x0001dd

Painter.

From the description of Letters : London, to J.C. Grundy, [Liverpool], 1853 Aug. 5 and 1856 May 27. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28268494

From the description of Letter : Bayswater, to H. Graves, 1885 April 30. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28268484

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creatorOf Symington, Andrew James, b. 1825. Letters received, 1844-1884. Getty Research Institute
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creatorOf Sala, George Augustus, 1828-1895. Letter to W.P. Frith. [London, Eng]. 1878 June 23. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Letters from various correspondents, 1897-1904. Houghton Library
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : to Col. Grant, 1888 Nov. 30. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Autograph File, I, 1730-1978. Houghton Library
creatorOf Barnard, Frederick, 1846-1896. Letters, 1880-1896. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : to Mary, daughter of Sir J.E. Millais, 1901 Jan. 12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Maclise, Daniel, 1806-1870. Drawings and letters, ca. 1855-1867. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : Shanklin, Isle of Wight, to [Holbrook] Gaskell, 1877 Sept. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter : to J.E. Millais, 1874 Feb. 21. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : Osnaburgh St. [London], to William Smith, 1845 Apr. 10. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter : to J.E. Millais, 1887 Dec. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. William Powell Frith letter, 1877. Library of Congress
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : to Mary, daughter of Sir J.E. Millais, 1896 Jul. 6. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Broadley, Alexander Meyrick, 1847-1916. Collection of autograph letters, ca. 1822-ca. 1902. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. William Frith letter to A. McKaye, 1880 July 12. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : to Mary, daughter of Sir J.E. Millais, 1901 Feb. 07. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : to Mary, daughter of Sir J.E. Millais, 1894 Aug. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909,. Autograph letter signed from William Powell Frith, London, to Bram Stoker [manuscript], 1883 May 17. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Life of George Cruikshank, extra-illustrated, [1882] Houghton Library
creatorOf Jones, George, 1786-1869. Correspondence, ca. 1831-1885. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : St. John's Wood, to Messrs. H. Graves & Co., 1905 Oct. 17. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : to Mary, daughter of Sir J.E. Millais, 1901 Jan. 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Vol. LXIV ( ff. 347 ). 14 June 1888-10 Oct. 1890.includes:ff. 1, 3, 241 Mary Cholmondeley, novelist: Letters, etc., to, and agreements with R. Bentley and Son: 1888-1892, n.d.: Partly signed.ff. 4, 10, 12, 13 Charles Herbert Williams, solicitor,... British Library
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter : to J.E. Millais, 1887 May 7. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Millais, John Everett, Sir, 1829-1896. Correspondence, draft manuscript and photographs, ca. 1856-1896 (1919). Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Braddon, M.E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1837-1915. Letter to [William Powell] Frith. Richmond, Surrey, Eng. [1879] Dec. 21. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889. Autograph letter signed : Paris, to his mother, Harriet Collins, 1856 Apr. 5. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf FRITH, WILLIAM POWELL. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
referencedIn Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle Collection: Wildeiana, 1858-1998 William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA
referencedIn Miscellaneous theatrical papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Letter : Bayswater, to H. Graves, 1885 April 30. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870. Letter to W.P. Frith. London, Eng. 1861 Feb. 17. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : to Mary, daughter of Sir J.E. Millais, 1896 Aug. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter : to J.E. Millais, 1878 Sept. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : to F.G. Kitton, 1886 Jun. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Vol. II. 1860.includes:f. 1 John Eadie, DD: Biographical notice of: 1860. f. 2 Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, President of the Royal Academy (1850-1865): Letter to R. Griffin and Co.: 1860. ff. 4, 6 Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes, K C B: Autobiographica..., 1860 British Library
creatorOf Hargitt, Charles, d. ca. 1880. Letters received, ca. 1849-1878. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter : to J.E. Millais, 1891 Feb. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Letters : London, to J.C. Grundy, [Liverpool], 1853 Aug. 5 and 1856 May 27. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn Correspondence of Sir Henry Tate, 1854-1904 Tate Archive
creatorOf H. Graves and Co. Letters received, ca. 1845-1910. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Poynter, Edward, Sir, bart., 1836-1919. Letter : Tintagel, to Mrs. Oppenheim, 1897 June 9. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter signed : London, to Robert Browning, 1882 Mar. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Autograph letter : to J.E. Millais, [n.y.] Apr. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Letters, ca. 1842-1908. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Boehm, Joseph Edgar, 1834-1890. Correspondence, 1861-1891, (bulk 1871-1891) Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Frith, William Powell, 1819-1909. Letter by William Powell Frith, 1868. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883. ALS : Woodbridge, to Herman Biddell, [1863?]. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Vol. I, ff. 346, A-G.includes:f. 1 Joseph Adams, MD; biographer of John Hunter: Letter to W. Clift: 1817. f. 3 William Davenport Adams, author: Letter to C. D. Sherborn: 1891. f. 4 William Harrison Ainsworth, alias 'Cheviot Ticheburn'; novelist: Le... British Library
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creatorOf Dicksee, Francis Bernard, Sir, 1853-1928. Letters, 1883-1924, n.d. Getty Research Institute
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Leverington, Cambridgeshire
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Great Britain
United States of America
Edinburgh, Scotland
Pokrovskij, the Ukraine
Kyancutta, S. Australia
Volo, Thessaly
Tristan da Cunha Isle, S. Atlantic Ocean
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Beatrice (Fictitious character : Shakespeare)
Painters
Painting, British
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Birth 1819-01-19

Death 1909-11-09

Britons

English

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