The Lovers
William Powell FrithWW-1855-526425
1855·Oil on board·38 × 31 cm (14 11/16 × 12 in.); Framed: 60.1 × 54 × 5.8 cm (23 5/8 × 21 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
Purchased with funds provided by Irving Lauf and Irene McNear, Mrs. P. Kelley Armour through The Old Masters Society, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson; through prior acquisition of Mrs. Dellora A. Norris
Catalogue
- Year
- 1855
- Medium
- Oil on board
- Dimensions
- 38 × 31 cm (14 11/16 × 12 in.); Framed: 60.1 × 54 × 5.8 cm (23 5/8 × 21 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- William Powell Frith
Artist
William Powell Frith
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 1853, presenting The Sleeping Model as his Diploma work. He has been described as the "greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth".
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- William Powell Frith
- Year
- 1855
- Medium
- Oil on board
- Dimensions
- 38 × 31 cm (14 11/16 × 12 in.); Framed: 60.1 × 54 × 5.8 cm (23 5/8 × 21 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1855-526425
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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- Status
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