William Edward Frost was an English painter of the Victorian era. Virtually alone among English artists in the middle Victorian period, he devoted his practice to the portrayal of the female nude. Frost was educated in the schools of the Royal Academy. At the beginning of 1829, he established a reputation as a portrait painter before branching into historical and mythological subjects, including the subgenre of fairy painting that was characteristic of Victorian art. In 1839, he won the Royal Academy's gold medal for his Prometheus Bound, and in 1843, he won a prize in the Westminster Hall competition for his Una Alarmed by Fauns (a subject from Spenser's The Faerie Queene). He was elected an associate member of the Royal Academy in 1846 and a full member in 1870. Frost is widely recognized as a follower of William Etty, who preceded him as the primary British painter of nudes in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Despite the prudishness of the Victorian era, Frost's relatively chaste nudes were popular and his career was financially successful. At their best, Frost's works have a distinctive jewel-like charm, his attractive young women models possessing a pert, self-conscious quality, which makes them more titillating than Etty's powerful studies.
Portrait of a Young Woman at the Seashore - British Victorian art oil painting
By William Edward Frost
Located in Hagley, England
This beautiful oil painting on canvas dates to circa 1840 and is by British Victorian artist William Edward Frost who was noted for his depiction of nudes and feminine beauty. The ov...
Oil
A Young Lady
By William Edward Frost
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, unsigned Image size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (14 x 11.5 cm) Original 19th century oval mount and frame Provenance; With Richard Naworth, Blackburn William Edward Frost (September 1810 – 4 June 1877) was an English painter of the Victorian era. Virtually alone among English artists in the middle Victorian period, he devoted his practice to the portrayal of the female nude. Specialising in portraiture from about 1830, Frost painted more than 300 portraits during a 15-year period, and showed some as his first exhibits from 1836. William Edward Frost was born in Wandsworth, then in Surrey, in September 1810. He showed artistic talent from an early age, and was encouraged in this by his father: first by his arranging drawing lessons with a Miss Evatt, a neighbouring amateur, and then, in 1825, by his introducing him to William Etty, who became his mentor. On Etty’s recommendation, he entered Henry Sass’s School for Drawing and Painting at 6 Charlotte Street, in 1826, and spent three years there, while also studying at the British Museum each winter. Frost was educated in the schools of the Royal Academy, beginning in 1829; he established a reputation as a portrait painter before branching into historical and mythological subjects, including the subgenre of fairy painting...
Oil, Board
$769Sale Price|20% Off
H 15 in W 21.75 in D 1 in
Göta Lejon Oil Painting on Linen, Realist Style, Signed, 1990s
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Göta Lejon, 1746. by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015) oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board framed Framed size: 15 x 21.75 inches Superb oil painting by the well lis...
Oil
$769Sale Price|20% Off
H 14 in W 22 in D 1 in
The Gorch Fock II Tall Ship of the German Navy
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Gorch Fock II by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015) oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board framed Framed size: 14 x 22.5 inches Superb oil painting by the well listed French marine artist Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the German navy...
Oil
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 15 in D 2 in
Museum Quality American School School Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible quality American school portrait painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Canvas, Oil
$1,900
H 33.25 in W 29.5 in D 2 in
Antique Late 19th Century English Oil on Canvas Painting Female Portrait 1900
Located in Portland, OR
Antique English oil on canvas portrait painting, circa 1900. A very handsome Impressionist portrait of a youthful lady in Edwardian dress. Oil on canvas, signed to the upper left "F ...
Canvas, Oil
$1,718
H 33 in W 28 in D 1.5 in
Thermopylae Clipper Sailing Ship at Sea - Vintage 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Thermopylae Clipper Sailing Ship at Sea - Vintage 20th Century Oil Painting by J Bishop. Art measures 25 x 30 inches Frame measures 28 x 33 inches A portrait of the famous tea clip...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,288Sale Price|25% Off
H 30.5 in W 36.5 in D 1.5 in
The Coriolanus Clipper Sailing Ship at Sea - Vintage 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
The Coriolanus Clipper Sailing Ship at Sea - Vintage 20th Century Oil Painting by J Bishop. Art measures 32.5 x 26.5 inches Frame measures 36.5 x 30.5 inches This impressive oil p...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,847Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 28 in
Large 1970's British Portrait of a Lawyer/ Barrister in Wig Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Legal Gentleman portrait of a lawyer/ barrister by Victor Hume Moody (British 1896-1990) *see notes below signed and dated 1974 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 28 inches pro...
Oil, Canvas
$687Sale Price|37% Off
H 18 in W 21 in D 1.5 in
Mountain Lake Forest Landscape Scene - Vintage Art 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain Lake Forest Landscape Scene - Vintage Art 20th Century Oil Painting by J Bishop. Art measures 17 x 14 inches Frame measures 21 x 18 inches Vintage painting, ornate gold f...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,168
H 29 in W 23.5 in
Traditional English Oil Painting Rural Crafts Portrait Women at Spinning Wheel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Spinning Wheel by John Edwards (1940 - 2020) signed oil on canvas laid on board, framed framed: 29 x 23.5 inches board : 23 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Conditi...
Oil
$38,000
H 30 in W 50 in
Catcher Boat Painting, Marine Art, Signed, 30x50 Inches, Coastal Whaling Scene
By Jack L. Gray
Located in Marco Island, FL
Fangst Bat by Jack Gray The rough waters of the Scotia Sea are captured in this painting by famed marine painter, Jack Gray. The boat is a fangst bat or catcher boat used for whali...
Canvas, Oil
$2,406
H 30 in W 24 in
Portrait of Lord Nelson Fine British Oil Painting on Canvas, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson by John Edwards (British. 1940 - 2020) signed oil on canvas with board backing, unframed canvas : 30 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection, UK C...
Oil
$1,168
H 29 in W 23.5 in
Traditional English Oil Painting Rural Crafts Portrait of Man in Woods
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Woodsman by John Edwards (1940 - 2020) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 29 x 23.5 inches board : 23 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condit...
Oil
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H 9 in W 7.5 in D 1 in
19th Century British oil of a nude by water by William Edward Frost
By William Edward Frost
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
William Edward Frost (British, 1810-1877) A bather at the water’s edge Oil on board Signed `W.E. Frost’ (lower right) 9 x 7.1/2 in. (22.7 x 19 cm.)
Oil, Board
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H 5.71 in W 4.34 in
William Edward Frost RA - Mid 19th Century Signed Gouache, The Grape Gatherers
By William Edward Frost
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine mid 19th century figurative painting by William Edward Frost RA (1810-1877) in gouache, titled 'The Grape Gatheres'. Painted on wove paper, the upper corners of which hav...
Gouache