William Powell Frith, Thomas Creswick - An English Merrymaking a Hundred Years Ago

William Powell Frith, R.A.(1819-1909) with the assistance of Thomas Creswick, R.A. (1811-1869)
An English Merrymaking a Hundred Years Ago

"When the merry bells ring round,
And jocund rebecks sound
To many a youth and many a maid
Dancing in the checquered shade,
And young and old come forth to play
On a sunshine holiday" - Milton's L'Allegro

signed and dated 'W.P. Frith. 1847' (lower left)
oil on canvas
44½ x 73 in.
Price Realized £349,250
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