William Frith, extraordinary Victorian painter : a biographical & critical essay / by Aubrey Noakes
1978, First Edition. London : Jupiter. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Foxing to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #405730
ISBN: 0906379008
Physical description; 157 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-157). Contents; How Frith Began -- How Frith Developed -- Ramsgate Sands (1854) -- Derby Day (1858) -- The Railway Station (1862) -- Frith's Relations with the Dealers -- The Marriage of the Prince of Wales (1865) -- Master of the Crowd Scene -- 'Ill advised attempts to rival Hogarth' -- John Leech: His Life and Work by W.P. Frith -- Frith Liked Crowds -- Dickens and Frith -- The Long Road Home. Subjects; Frith, William Powell 1819-1909. Painters Great Britain Biography. Beer Social aspects Great Britain. Art Victorian.
Price: €18.95