About this object
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Maker:
Frith, William Powell
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ID:
2003.54
Production date:
1858
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Location:
In Store
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Frith painted 'The Crossing Sweeper' whilst working on his masterpiece, the oil painting 'Derby Day'. "As a stopgap," he wrote in his autobiography, "I began to paint a small picture of a lady waiting to cross a street, with a little boy crossing-sweeper besieging her in the usual fashion." < ...Read more
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Measurements
H 430 mm; W 355 mm (unframed), H 672 mm; W 595 mm; D 85 mm (framed)
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Materials
oil; canvas
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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