William Powell Frith
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WILLIAM POWELL FRITH
William Powell Frith was the son of domestic servants. He was born in Alfield in 1819.He trained as an artist.
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In 1862, he painted "The Railway Station" (1862). This shows Paddington Station. The people in it include a bride and groom, a boy going to boarding school, holiday makers and a criminal being arrested by two policemen.
Some common misconceptions on Victorian morality
"a square piano-forte with four limbs"
Close your eyes and think of England
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