My Autobiography and Reminiscences (Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture) (Volume 2) - Softcover

Frith, William Powell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108051820 ISBN 13: 9781108051828

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

The celebrated Victorian narrative painter William Powell Frith (1819-1909) was a born raconteur. His two-volume autobiography of 1887 ran to three editions in the same year. The third edition is reissued here, together with its supplementary volume of 1888. Frith was an ideal commentator on his age. He never lost his early interest in literary and historical subjects, and moved in the highest artistic and literary circles. Yet he also saw himself as a man of the people. His most famous works were his 'modern-life' panoramas, Ramsgate Sands (1854), Derby Day (1858) and The Railway Station (1862). Discussing such projects, he reflects on everything from costume to portraiture, art dealers to female artists, and even picture frames. In Volume, 2 Frith discusses his Hogarthian subjects, 'Dickens and his Beard' (the story behind the famous portrait), and his last great crowd scene, A Private View at the Royal Academy (1883).

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Book Description:

The celebrated Victorian narrative painter William Powell Frith (1819-1909) published his popular two-volume autobiography in 1887, adding a third volume in 1888. Volume 2 discusses Frith's Hogarthian subjects, the story behind his famous portrait of Dickens, and his last great panorama, A Private View at the Royal Academy (1883).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1108051820
• ISBN 13: 9781108051828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 364