paying one shilling to see "W P Frith's Last Great Picture". Frith's study for A Private View, 1881, is in the Mercer Art Gallery in Harrogate. This sketch offers a rare insight into the artist's working methods and also provides a snapshot of the buzz and excitement of the flourishing Victorian art world. The painting returned to Harrogate in 2007 for the first major exhibition of Frith's work since the artist's death. See also Artistic Dress movement Victorian dress reform Private view References 1883 paintings Clothing controversies Paintings by William Powell Frith Paintings of art galleries Group portraits by English artists