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Dalegarth Force, Cumberland — Francis Frith

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Written by: Emre AslanSpecialist · Miniature Painting
Miniature Painting · Catalogue no. 784442
Francis Frith

Dalegarth Force, Cumberland

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byNational Gallery of Art, Washington
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Artist / MakerFrancis Frith
Date1860s
Culture / OriginBritish
Mediumalbumen silver print
DepartmentPhotograph
TypePhotograph
About the Artist

Francis Frith British, 1822-1898 Francis Frith, best known for his views of Egypt and the Middle East, was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. A Quaker, he attended Ackworth School and Quaker Camp Hill School in Birmingham (about 1828-38), then apprenticed in a Sheffield cutlery house before working in a wholesale grocery business. He began photographing in 1850 and three years later helped to found the Liverpool Photographic Society. In 1856 Frith embarked on an extensive tour of Egypt, traveling up the… Full biography →

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Image & data: National Gallery of Art, Washington · Licence: CC0.

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