1842
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dolly Varden is a 1842 oil by William Powell Frith, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts a woman in a vibrant red cloak and yellow bonnet, standing in a wooded area. She wears a white dress with floral patterns and holds a basket in her right hand. Her left hand rests on her hip, and she looks directly at the viewer with a subtle smile. The woman's attire and the natural setting suggest a scene from everyday life in the 19th century. The artist's use of color and composition creates a sense of warmth and intimacy. To learn more about the artist behind this work, explore the paintings of William Powell Frith.
Dolly Varden is an oil on canvas painting by the English artist William Powell Frith, from 1842. It features the fictional character of Dolly Varden from the novel Barnaby Rudge (1841) by Charles Dickens. During the early Victorian era there was a fashion for paintings based on works of theatre and literature, generally featuring popular characters and scenes. Barnaby Rudge was Dickens fifth published novel. It takes place around the time of the Gordon Riots in 1780. Frith, a member of the art group known as The Clique, first met Dickens at the time of the painting. The two men established a…
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William Powell Frith was an English painter specialising in genre subjects and panoramic narrative works of life in the Victorian era.
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