Francis Frith
- Introduction
- Francis Frith (also spelled Frances Frith, 7 October 1822 – 25 February 1898) was an English photographer of the Middle East and many towns in the United Kingdom. Frith was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, attending Quaker schools at Ackworth and Quaker Camp Hill in Birmingham (ca. 1828–1838), before he started in the cutlery business. He suffered a nervous breakdown in 1843, recuperating over the next two years. In 1850 he started a photographic studio in Liverpool, known as Frith & Hayward. A successful grocer, and later, printer, Frith fostered an interest in photography, becoming a founding member of the Liverpool Photographic Society in 1853. Frith sold his companies in 1855 in order to dedicate himself entirely to photography. He journeyed to the Middle East on three occasions, the first of which was a trip to Egypt in 1856 with very large cameras (16" x 20"). He used the collodion process, a major technical achievement in hot and dusty conditions.
- Wikidata
- Q978878
- Introduction
- Frith opened a studio "Frith & Hayward" in Liverpool in 1850. In 1856, Frith embarked on his first of three commercial expeditions to photograph Egypt, the Nile, Pyramids, the Sphinx of Giza, Karnak, Luxor and Thebes. The second expedition was to Egypt, Syria, and Palestine from 1857 to 1858, and in 1859, Frith embarked upon the third expedition, traveling 1,500 miles up the Nile photographing monuments. In 1859, Frith returned to England and opened "F. Frith and Company" at Reigate in Surrey, where he produced books, portfolios of Germany, Tyrol, Switzerland, Italy, Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal, along with stereoscopic cards. Frith began to photograph Britain and its monuments in 1864. Frith is considered the first mass-producer and distributor of photographic images in England. Frith was associated with the Liverpool Photographic Society and the Architectural Photographic Association.
- Nationalities
- British, English
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Publisher, Photographer
- Name
- Francis Frith
- Ulan
- 500005649
Exhibitions
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The Printed Picture
Oct 17, 2008–Jul 13, 2009
MoMA
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MoMA2000, ModernStarts, People: Posed to Unposed: Encounters with the Camera
Oct 7, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
MoMA
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Photography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974–1976
May 6–Jul 18, 1976
MoMA
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Photography: Recent Acquisitions
Jul 17–Oct 10, 1973
MoMA
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Photography as Printmaking
Mar 19–May 27, 1968
MoMA
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Francis Frith has
6 exhibitionsonline.
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Francis Frith Approach to Philae, Egypt 1856
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Francis Frith Baalbec from the South (Plate 33) 1857
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Francis Frith The Broken Obelisk, Karnac from the album Egypt and Palestine 1857
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Francis Frith The Sphinx and Great Pyramid, Gezah 1858
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Francis Frith The Pyramid of Dahsur 1857-58
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Francis Frith The Valley of Jehoshaphat, Jerusalem (Plate 14) 1858-60
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Francis Frith Jerusalem from The Mount of Olives (Plate 16) 1858-60
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Francis Frith Entrance of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem (Plate 17) 1858-60
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Francis Frith St. Paul's Wall, Damascus (Plate 31) 1858-60
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Francis Frith No. 1 Locomotive and Tender, Darlington Railway Station c. 1860
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Francis Frith The Temple of the Winds, Athens (#631) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Athens and Mars' Hill (#621) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Athens, with the Acropolis (#619) c. 1860
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Francis Frith The Parthenon, Athens, from the East (#623) c. 1860
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Francis Frith The Pool of Siloam, Jerusalem (#578) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Jerusalem, from Mount Zion, with Mosque of Omar (#571) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Shechem (Nablous), Between Ebel and Gerizim (#590) c. 1860
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Francis Frith The Golden Gate, Jerusalem (#587) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Hebron and the Plain of Mamre, with Mosque Covering the Cave of Machpelah (#559) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Nazareth, from the East, with the Well of the Virgin (#595) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Waterfall on the Abana, Near Damascus (#609) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Cedars of Lebanon (#615) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Encampment in the Wilderness of Paran (#529) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Rephidim, Wilderness of Paran (Wadyfeiran) c. 1860
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Francis Frith El Khusne, The Rock Temple, Petra (#547) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Site of Petra, The Rock City of Edom (#549) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Cairo, From the Citadel, with the Mosque of Sultan Hussan c. 1860
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Francis Frith The Obelisk of On (Heliopolis) (#640) c. 1860
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Francis Frith Idburg Abbey, Interior c. 1860
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Francis Frith Furness Abbey Hotel c. 1860
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Francis Frith Fountains Abbey c. 1860
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Francis Frith View at Fountains Abbey c. 1860
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Francis Frith Melrose Abbey, Interior c. 1860
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Francis Frith Melrose Abbey c. 1860
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Francis Frith Dryburgh Abbey, Sir Walter Scott's Tomb c. 1860
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Francis Frith Dryburgh Abbey c. 1860
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Francis Frith Tintern Abbey c. 1860
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Francis Frith Kelso Abbey c. 1860
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Francis Frith Windsor from the Railway c. 1860
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Francis Frith Windsor Castle, The Approach c. 1860
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Francis Frith Warwick Castle c. 1860
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Francis Frith Gloucester Cathedral c. 1860
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Francis Frith Canterbury Cathedral c. 1860
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Francis Frith Lincoln Cathedral c. 1860
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Francis Frith York Minster, Westfront c. 1860
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Francis Frith Alum Bay, Isle of Wight c. 1860
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Francis Frith Shanklinshire, Isle of Wight c. 1860
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Francis Frith Bonchurch, Isle of Wight c. 1860
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