Francis Frith
FRANCIS FRITH
?View From Biggeh?
1857, albumen print
6.4 x 9?.
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FRANCIS FRITH
?The Temple of Wady Hardassy?
1857, albumen print, ca. 1850s
13 X 10 1/2.
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FRANCIS FRITH
?Rock-Tombs, and Pyramid?
1857, albumen print, ca. 1850s
6 1/16 x 9.
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FRANCIS FRITH
"The Summit of Gebel Moosa-Sinai"
1857, albumen print
6 x 8 3/4.
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FRANCIS FRITH
?The Great Pylon at Edfou?
1857, albumen print, ca. 1850s
6 1/4 x 9.
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Francis Frith, English, 1822-1898
Francis Frith became interested in photography some time around 1850. While running a successful wholesale grocery firm, he and his partner Hayward opened a photographic studio in Liverpool. By 1855 Frith devoted all of his time to photography and between the years of 1856 and 1860 he made three trips to the Middle East, the third being a 1,500 mile trip up the Nile. Frith photographed landscapes and scenic attractions in the Middle East, which were novel and very popular at the time, as well as views of Britain and Europe. In all Frith had over 100,000 travel images published in the form of books, sets of stereographs, portfolios and prints. Although Frith had others publishing his work, upon his return from his third trip in the Middle East, he opened up his own publishing firm called F. Frith and Company. At the time it was the first and largest publishing firm in Britain and it is still remembered as one of the biggest publishing firms of picture postcards. Although Frith died in 1898, the firm did not close its doors until 1960. Frith?s work can be found in The Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, and Victoria and Albert Museum in London among many others.
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