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William Powell Frith, The Two Central Figures in "Derby Day"

William Powell Frith

British · 1819–1909 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Powell Frith, THE SICK DOLL, Oil on canvasTHE SICK DOLLLempertz · €14,640≈ $19,705≈ £12,228Sign up to see
  2. William Powell Frith, My Dear, But You Don'T Understand..., oil on paper laid on canvasMy Dear, But You Don'T Understand...Olympia Auctions · £2,600≈ $3,300≈ €3,043Sign up to see
  3. William Powell Frith, Under the Doge's Palace, 1840, oil on canvasUnder the Doge's PalaceLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$1,755≈ $1,764≈ £1,104≈ €1,381Sign up to see

William Powell Frith’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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William Powell Frith, Untitled, oil on canvas 35.5 x 30.5cm
Untitled
Sworders · Jun 25, 2024
£1,000Sign up free to see
William Powell Frith, My Dear, But You Don'T Understand..., oil on paper laid on canvas
My Dear, But You Don'T Understand...
Olympia Auctions · Mar 20, 2024
£2,600Sign up free to see
Alice's Birthday Party
Anderson & Garland · Sep 20, 2022
£30Sign up free to see
Boating on the Thames, bearing signature lower right "W. P. Frith
Brunk Auctions · Nov 16, 2018
$600Sign up free to see
William Powell Frith, Down to Rhyl by boat
Down to Rhyl by boat
Bonhams · May 25, 2016
£4,000Sign up free to see
William Powell Frith, THE SICK DOLL, Oil on canvas
THE SICK DOLL
Lempertz · Nov 17, 2013
€14,640Sign up free to see
William Powell Frith, Under the Doge's Palace, 1840, oil on canvas
Under the Doge's Palace, 1840
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 4, 2012
CA$1,755Sign up free to see
William Powell Frith, Figures haymaking and resting within a Field, oil on canvas
Figures haymaking and resting within a Field
Toovey's · Mar 23, 2011
£450Sign up free to see
William Powell Frith, A Mother and Daughter in a Winter Landscape, a Stranded Coach in the Distance, pastel on paper
A Mother and Daughter in a Winter Landscape, a Stranded Coach in the Distance
Morgan O'Driscoll · Jun 24, 2024
William Powell Frith, A Flower Seller in Winter, Oil on canvas
A Flower Seller in Winter
Jackson's International Auctioneers · May 24, 2011

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Powell Frith, The Two Central Figures in "Derby Day"
The Two Central Figures in "Derby Day"1860 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2008 — Open …
William Powell Frith, The Crossing Sweeper
The Crossing Sweeper1893
Government Art Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Government Art Collection
William Powell Frith, Colonel Sir William Pollitt, VD, JP, DL, Officer of Order of Leopold, Belgium, British Railway Promoter and Government Official
Colonel Sir William Pollitt, VD, JP, DL, Officer of Order of Leopold, Belgium, British Railway Promoter and Government Official1896
National Railway Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Railway Museum
William Powell Frith, Life at the Seaside
Life at the Seaside1905
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
William Powell Frith, Haddon Hall Steps, Derbyshire
Haddon Hall Steps, Derbyshire
Derby Museum and Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Derby Museum and Art Gallery
William Powell Frith, The Artist's Son, Walter (Portrait of a Young Boy Wearing Ruff)
The Artist's Son, Walter (Portrait of a Young Boy Wearing Ruff)
Mercer Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Mercer Art Gallery
William Powell Frith, Catherine Seyton Looking from the Battlements at Loch Leven Castle
Catherine Seyton Looking from the Battlements at Loch Leven Castle
Harris Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Harris Museum
William Powell Frith, Portrait of a Lady with a Fan
Portrait of a Lady with a Fan1890
The New Art Gallery Walsall ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — The New Art Gallery Walsall
William Powell Frith, Elizabeth I and Courtiers
Elizabeth I and Courtiers
Manchester Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Manchester Art Gallery
William Powell Frith, The Lovers
The Lovers1855 · Oil on board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Irving Lauf and Ir…

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