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My Autobiography and Reminiscences 3 Volume Set

by William Powell Frith

An artist’s memoir across Victorian art and society

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An artist’s memoir across Victorian art and society

This three-volume set brings together the third edition of William Powell Frith’s 1887 autobiography and the supplementary volume published in 1888. Frith’s account links his career as a narrative painter with observations on the artistic and literary circles he knew and the broader world of Victorian “modern life.” His celebrated panoramas—including *Ramsgate Sands*, *Derby Day* and *The Railway Station*—provide a starting point for reflections on subjects ranging from costume and portraiture to art dealing, women artists and picture frames. The book offers both a record of one painter’s life and a window onto the cultural topics that occupied him.

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  • Readers interested in Victorian art and narrative painting
  • Those exploring artists’ autobiographies and memoirs
  • Readers curious about Victorian artistic and literary circles

Themes

Victorian art and societyAn artist’s life and careerModern-life paintingArtistic practice and institutions

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Book overview

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.
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