William Powell Frith A young woman plaiting her hair

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William Powell Frith A young woman plaiting her hair

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A young woman plaiting her hair. Oil on canvas. 60 x 51 cm

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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1909
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