'Derby Day' by William Powell Frith.c. 1850s, Christies

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'Derby Day' by William Powell Frith.c. 1850s, Christies

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the 'first study' for the celebrated painting

Public domain photograph of 19th-century English painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

William Powell (1819–1909) 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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1850 - 1859
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Christie's
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