Francis Frith

English photographer (1822–1898)

Person Human Q978878

Francis Frith · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: October 7, 1822, 1822^[6]
Date of death: February 25, 1898, 1898^[7]
Place of birth: Chesterfield
Place of death: Cannes
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom^[8]^[9]
Occupation: photographer
Educated at: Ackworth School^[10]
Official website: www.francisfrith.co.uk^[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[16]
Artist files at: Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired
End of work period: 2012^[19]
Family name: Frith^[13]
Given name: Francis^[14]
Has works in the collection: Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Tate, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of World Cultures, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New Mexico Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Yale Center for British Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Photography Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Netherlands Photo Museum
Movement: Orientalism^[12]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/New Mexico State Library, WikiProject New York Public Library^[20]^[21]
Owner of: Francis Frith & Co.^[17]
Start of work period: 1855^[18]

🏷️ Also known as

en F. Frith en Frances Frith en Francis Frith ar فرانسيس فريث fa فرانسیس فریت he פרנסיס פרית' ja フランシス・フリス nl F. Frith ru Фрит, Фрэнсис ru Фрэнсис Фрит th ฟรานซิส ฟริธ zh 弗朗西斯·弗里斯

🔖 Identifiers · 98

ISNI: 000000006641571X
VIAF cluster ID: 44310985
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n79084320
GND ID: 120451085
AGORHA UUID: b9fe7dde-8f86-4944-a86c-8233d0552ccc
ARTIC artist ID: 34569
AbART person ID: 150701
Alexander Turnbull Library ID: 106562
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID: frith-francis-1822-1898-photographer-and-businessman
Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID: 2621
Artcyclopedia artist ID: frith_francis
Artist-info artist ID: 10895

Show all 98 identifiers +86

Artists of the World ID: 00648245
Artnet artist ID: francis-frith
Artsy artist ID: francis-frith
AskArt person ID: 11032714
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): FrithFrancis
BVPB authority ID: 25154
Benezit ID: B2235850
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 120188552
Bridgeman artist ID: 14460
CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp01321967
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf11421052
CoBiS author ID: dnq6ux1p6cw3ac1d5mpjub9d5mpjub8
DDB person (GND) ID: 120451085
Described at URL: collectie.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 120451085
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 128235
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Francis-Frith
Europeana entity: agent/base/155378
FAST ID: 40021
FotoCH photographer ID: 1703
Freebase ID: /m/06q7j3
Geni profile ID: 6000000140697405822
George Eastman Museum people ID: 67120
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m06q7j3
Grove Art Online ID: T030006
Historical picture postcards University of Osnabrück ID: francis_frith
ICCD agent ID: cf20c61e3526d9ab12a8884b6f4d0d5d
ICP artist ID: francis-frith
ISBN publisher prefix: 978-1-84589, 978-1-85937
IdRef ID: 028330811
Invaluable.com person ID: 8geebc95wd
IxTheo authority ID: 080682626
J. Paul Getty Museum agent ID: person/103KKJ
J9U entity ID: 987007261326605171
Japan Search name ID: フランシス・フリス
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID: 13813
Lex ID: Francis_Frith
Libraries Australia ID: 36533855
Libris-URI: zw9ccfwh4rv2qxc
Luminous-Lint ID: Francis__Frith
Met Constituent ID: 55053
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID: 792
Museo del Prado artist ID: fb992fc9-6e67-45ed-976f-781bb118f8cc
Museum of Modern Art artist ID: 2015
Museum-digital person/organization ID: 26118
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID: 25545
NE.se ID: francis-frith
NLA Trove people ID: 1277336
NMVW ID: 5866, 80768
NUKAT ID: n02046720
National Gallery of Art artist ID: 16469
National Gallery of Canada artist ID: francis-frith
National Library of Brazil ID: 000451471
National Library of Ireland ID: vtls000051085
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810602969605606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX933814
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: mp68542
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 068899203
Nederlands Fotomuseum ID: 1427
Nederlands Fotomuseum photographer ID (OLD): 74e7d35f-6a99-e959-cbb3-cf494da4d148
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID: 7377
Open Library ID: OL96747A
OpenMLOL author ID: 142049
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 37434
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID: 19671
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID: 1746
Prabook ID: 1719097
RERO ID (legacy): A003265941
RKDartists ID: 454506
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: 38312
SELIBR ID: 187575
SFMOMA artist ID: Francis_Frith
SNAC ARK ID: w66j9r2m
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID: 1142
Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators ID: 7351
Städel Museum artist ID: frith-francis
Tate artist ID: francis-frith-7875
Te Papa agent ID: 6523
Topic's main category: Category:Francis Frith
UK National Archives ID: F39866
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500005649
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/315739
Wellcome Collection concept ID: euu5gd82
WikiTree person ID: Frith-277
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJdCrdVkFrtHB6JWgGppT3
Yale LUX ID: person/83627540-d77d-4aea-a21c-b373421be642

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

🔗 Connections

Has works in the collection 17

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museo del Prado, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, J. Paul Getty Museum, Tate, National Gallery of Canada +9 more

Country of citizenship 2

United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Family name 1

Frith

Given name 1

Francis

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Movement 1

Orientalism

Occupation 1

photographer

Place of birth 1

Chesterfield

Place of death 1

Cannes

Sex or gender 1

male

Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Francis Frith was born on October 7, 1822^[1], in Chesterfield^[2]. He died on February 25, 1898^[3], in Cannes^[4]. He worked as a photographer^[5].

FAQs

Where was Francis Frith born?

Francis Frith was born in Chesterfield^[2].

Where did Francis Frith die?

Francis Frith died in Cannes^[4].

What did Francis Frith do for work?

Francis Frith worked as a photographer^[5].

Where did Francis Frith go to school?

Francis Frith was educated at Ackworth School^[10].

⭐ Popularity Graph

18/100 established

🌐 Wiki Languages

14 / 428 langs top 10%

📈 Wikipedia Views · last 12 months

2.5K views trend: hourly, last 164h

🔗 Readers Also Explored · clickstream, Mar 2026

Trajan's Kiosk

🌐 Available in 10 languages

enFrancis Frith arفرانسيس فريث csFrancis Frith deFrancis Frith esFrancis Frith faفرانسیس فریت frFrancis Frith itFrancis Frith plFrancis Frith thฟรานซิส ฟริธ

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Francis Frith — place of birth (P19): Chesterfield. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Francis Frith — place of death (P20): Cannes. online image library Nederlands Fotomuseum. Retrieved 2020-02-20. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Francis Frith — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Francis Frith — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Francis Frith — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Francis Frith — educated at (P69): Ackworth School. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Francis Frith — occupation (P106): photographer. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2019-12-04. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Francis Frith — movement (P135): Orientalism. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Francis Frith — date of birth (P569): October 7, 1822. RKDartists. Retrieved 2017-08-23. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Francis Frith — date of birth (P569): 1822. NMVW-collection website. Retrieved 2020-01-16. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Francis Frith — date of death (P570): February 25, 1898. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Francis Frith — date of death (P570): 1898. NMVW-collection website. Retrieved 2020-01-16. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Francis Frith — family name (P734): Frith. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Francis Frith — given name (P735): Francis. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Francis Frith — official website (P856): http://www.francisfrith.co.uk. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Francis Frith — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Francis Frith — owner of (P1830): Francis Frith & Co.. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Francis Frith — start of work period (P2031): 1855. RKDartists. Retrieved 2023-10-10. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Francis Frith — end of work period (P2032): 2012. RKDartists. Retrieved 2023-10-10. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Francis Frith — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/New Mexico State Library. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Francis Frith — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): WikiProject New York Public Library. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Francis Frith. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-frith

MLA “Francis Frith.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 9 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-frith.

BibTeX

@misc{4ortxyz_francis-frith_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Francis Frith}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-frith}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-09}}

LLM prompt

According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Francis Frith — https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-frith (retrieved 2026-11-09)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/francis-frith · Last refreshed: November 9, 2026

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

12h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗

"Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
8d ago · Hannolans · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Has works in the collection → Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado +2

"Created claim: Has works in the collection: Netherlands Photo Museum, #temporary_batch_1793533359895"
8d ago · Hannolans · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Has works in the collection → Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado +2

"Removed claim: Has works in the collection: Netherlands Photo Museum, #temporary_batch_1793533080647"
10d ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Nederlands Fotomuseum ID → 1427

"Created claim: Nederlands Fotomuseum ID: 1427, #temporary_batch_1793436256443"
25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Languages spoken, written or signed → English

Start of work period → 1855

Artist files at → Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library

End of work period → 2012

+ 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)

"Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30855: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"

Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.