William Powell Frith
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William Powell Frith #7,621Established

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personEnglish, 1819–1909lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works31

Museum Acquisitions

10 Institutions
Met
Met
Met
Art Institute of Chicago
Tate
Tate
Tate
Tate Britain
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Ashmolean
Yale Center for British Art
Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
Lowe Art Museum

Previous Sales 14

Christie's
Surprise
Surprise
$29,375
Oct 2000
Christie's
'A Man in Armour'
'A Man in Armour'
£4,600 ($6k USD)
Nov 1998
Christie's
Portrait of the Artist's Mother, quarter-length, in a black dress with white collar and bonnet
Portrait of the Artist's Mother, quarter-length, in a black dress with white collar and bonnet
£1,610 ($2k USD)
Nov 1998
Waddington's
Portrait of Amy Robsart
Portrait of Amy Robsart
CA$1,875 ($1k USD)
Dec 2024
Waddington's
The Love Token
The Love Token
CA$3,600 ($3k USD)
Jun 2022
Sotheby's
The Lover's Seat: Shelley and Mary Godwin in Old St Pancras Churchyard
The Lover's Seat: Shelley and Mary Godwin in Old St Pancras Churchyard, 1877
$9,534
Jul 2025
Bonhams
Dolly Varden and her lover
Dolly Varden and her lover, 1846
$1,966
Mar 2024
Bonhams
Portrait of a young girl; Portrait of a young boy said to be two of the artist's children
Portrait of a young girl; Portrait of a young boy said to be two of the artist's children
$4,485
Sep 2023
Bonhams
Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn, 1869
$29,021
Sep 2022
Christie's
Kate Nickleby at Madame Mantalini's
Kate Nickleby at Madame Mantalini's, 1856
$22,379
Jul 2022
Sotheby's
An English Merry-Making a Hundred Years Ago
An English Merry-Making a Hundred Years Ago
$12,769
Jul 2022
Bonhams
Henry VIII with Ann Boleyn deer shooting in Windsor forest
Henry VIII with Ann Boleyn deer shooting in Windsor forest
$7,920
Jul 2021
Bonhams
'A Gleaner'
'A Gleaner', 1850
Bought In
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
A Study for In the Conservatory: A Critical Moment
A Study for In the Conservatory: A Critical Moment, 1898
$20,872
Jul 2021
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Market312 auction results

trending_upPaintings Range
$1.3K – $29.4K
10 of 11 paintings lots with prices
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$11.6K
Object-type specific
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$8.7K
10 priced paintings lots
calendar_todayLast Painting Sale
Jul 2025 · $9.5K
Latest priced sale: The Lover's Seat: Shelley and Mary Godwin in... - 64.5 x 51 cm - $3/sq cm
categoryMarket by Object Type
Paintings: $8.7K median
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Christie'sBonhamsSotheby'sTennants AuctioneersLyon & Turnbull
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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions0

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Recent Activity2

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William Powell Frith dies
Jan 1, 1909
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William Powell Frith born
Jan 1, 1819
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