Frith, William Powell |
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BORN 9 Jan 1819, Aldfield, Yorkshire - DIED 2 Nov 1909, London: St John's Wood CAUSE OF DEATH pneumonia GRAVE LOCATION London: Kensal Green Cemetery, Harrow Road, Kensal Green (55/PS) |
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William Powell Frith was the son of domestic servants. He was educated at the Henry Sass Academy, London and during this time he earned his living by painting portraits. He married Isabella Baker (20/12/1822-28/01/1880). In 1845 he became an associate of the Royal Academy and in 1853 a member of that institution. In the 1860s his paintings of subjects from modern life fetched large sums, but as he grew older his work became less popular. He died in 1909 and he was cremated. One source stated that his ashes were placed in the columbarium at Kensal Green Cemetery and that at the outbreak of the Second World War there were taken to the catacombs of the cemetery. His name is mentioned on the grave of his wife and his ashes may have been interred there. Work: "Ramsgate Sands" (1854); "Derby Day" (1858); "The Railway Station" (1862); "Before Dinner in Boswell's Lodgings" (1868). Related persons • was a friend of Collins, Wilkie • has a connection with Egg, Augustus Leopold • was visited by Phillip, John |
