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Life at the Sea-side. Ramsgate 1854.

Print
1859 (published)
Artist/Maker
Art Union of London (publisher)
Charles William Sharpe (engraver)
William Powell Frith (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Engraving lettered with the title, 'Life at the Sea-side. Ramsgate 1854', and on the left, 'Painted by W.P.Frith R.A.', on the right 'Engraved by C.W.Sharpe' and, lower right, 'Art Union of London 1859'.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleLife at the Sea-side. Ramsgate 1854. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
'Life at the Sea-side. Ramsgate 1854.' Engraving by Charles William Sharpe (worked second half of 19th century), after the original oil painting by William Powell Frith R.A. Published by the Art Union of London, 1859.
Physical description
Engraving lettered with the title, 'Life at the Sea-side. Ramsgate 1854', and on the left, 'Painted by W.P.Frith R.A.', on the right 'Engraved by C.W.Sharpe' and, lower right, 'Art Union of London 1859'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73.7cm
  • Width: 125.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Painted by W.P. Frith R.A.' (Lettered with the title, and, on the left )
  • 'Engraved by C.W. Sharpe' (on the right)
  • 'Art Union of London 1859' (and, lower right)
Object history
The original painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1854, and was bought for the collection of Queen Victoria. There is a replica, painted fifty-one years later, which is now in the Russell-Cotes Museum, Bournemouth.
Subjects depicted
Seaside
Life
Place depicted
Ramsgate
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.401-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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