Wednesday, April 2, 2025

William Powell Frith
(1819 - 1909)
 
William Powell Frith RA 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 1853, presenting The Sleeping Model as his Diploma work. He has been described as the "greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell_Frith


The Sleeping Model
1853
Oil on canvas
63.2 x 72.8 cm
The Royal Academy of Arts
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/the-sleeping-model

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