Lot Essay
This picture is a sketch for the Royal Academy exhibit of the same title, included in the present sale as lot 10.
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Study for 'For Better, For Worse'
Details
William Powell Frith, R.A. (1819-1909)
Study for 'For Better, For Worse'
signed and dated 'W.P. Frith 1881.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24½ x 18¾ in. (62.2 x 47.6 cm.)
Study for 'For Better, For Worse'
signed and dated 'W.P. Frith 1881.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24½ x 18¾ in. (62.2 x 47.6 cm.)
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 10 July 1964, lot 166 (380 gns to Betts).
with M. Newman Ltd, London.
Sir Edward Beharrell, his sale; Christie's, London, 10 July 1970, lot 108, when acquired by the present owner.
with M. Newman Ltd, London.
Sir Edward Beharrell, his sale; Christie's, London, 10 July 1970, lot 108, when acquired by the present owner.
Literature
W.P. Frith, R.A., My Autiobiography and Reminiscences, New York, 1889, vol. 1, p. 406.
F. Davis, 'The Victorian Scene', Illustrated London News, 6 March 1965, p. 30 (illus. p. 30).
M.A. Findlay, 'Forbes Saves the Queen', Arts Magazine, February 1973, p. 26.
L. King, 'Heroism began at home', Art News, November 1974, p. 45.
F. Davis, 'The Victorian Scene', Illustrated London News, 6 March 1965, p. 30 (illus. p. 30).
M.A. Findlay, 'Forbes Saves the Queen', Arts Magazine, February 1973, p. 26.
L. King, 'Heroism began at home', Art News, November 1974, p. 45.
Exhibited
London, M. Newman Ltd., 19th Century Life, 1965, no. 16.
Victorian Art, 1972, no. 69.
The Art and Mind of Victorian England, 1974, no. 14.
The Royal Academy (1837-1901) Revisited, 1975-6, no. 18.
Victorian Art, 1972, no. 69.
The Art and Mind of Victorian England, 1974, no. 14.
The Royal Academy (1837-1901) Revisited, 1975-6, no. 18.
Special notice
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