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| Keywords: William Powell Frith - An English Merrymaking a Hundred Years Ago.jpg Artwork Creator William Powell Frith When the merry bells ring round <br/>And jocund rebecks sound<br/>To many a youth and many a maid<br/>Dancing in the checquered shade <br/>And young and old come forth to play<br/>On a sunshine holiday - Milton's L'Allegro 1847 Oil on canvas size cm 113 185 5 object history Sold by Frith to a picture-dealer<br/>John Graham Skelmorlie Castle Ayrshire by 1862 <br/>H W F Bolckow by 1887 + ; Christie's London 18 June 1892 lot 159 430 gns to William Proby 5th Earl of Carysfort and thence by descent exhibition history London Royal Academy 1847 no 251 London International Exhibition 1862 no 667 lent by John Graham Manchester Royal Jubilee Exhibition 1887 no 344 lent by Mrs Bolckow Manchester Art Treasures Centenary Exhibition 1957 no 211 credit line W P Frith 1847 ~ lower left signature / date accession number Christie's online 5275395 7788 34 London 16 December 2009 PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT Frith William Powell; English Merrymaking; Christie's 2011 William Powell Frith | ||||
