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George Frost BIOGRAPHY
1744 - 1821. Known for: Painting.
George Frost (1745-1821). Baptised at Barrow, Suffolk on 21 February 1745, son of George Frost, a builder at Ousden, Suffolk, and his wife Thomasin. He began his career by working in his father's... Read full biography
George Frost (1745-1821). Baptised at Barrow, Suffolk on 21 February 1745, son of George Frost, a builder at Ousden, Suffolk, and his wife Thomasin. He began his career by working in his father's business but obtained a position in the office of the Blue Coach Company in Upper Brook Street,... Read full biography
George Frost (1745-1821). Baptised at Barrow, Suffolk on 21 February 1745, son of George Frost, a builder at Ousden, Suffolk, and his wife Thomasin. He began his career by working in his father's business but obtained a position in the office of the Blue Coach Company in Upper Brook Street, Ipswich, where he continued until his retirement in 1813. His work involved dispatching the coaches, the purchase of hay, straw, oats, etc., payment of men, care of horses and coaches, his wife also helped... Read full biography
George Frost (1745-1821). Baptised at Barrow, Suffolk on 21 February 1745, son of George Frost, a builder at Ousden, Suffolk, and his wife Thomasin. He began his career by working in his father's business but obtained a position in the office of the Blue Coach Company in Upper Brook Street, Ipswich, where he continued until his retirement in 1813. His work involved dispatching the coaches, the purchase of hay, straw, oats, etc., payment of men, care of horses and coaches, his wife also helped in the office. Once the office had been attended to, or left to his wife, Frost would take himself off and paint for the remainder of the day. He had a natural aptitude for drawing, his first recorded watercolor is dated 1780 and he painted... Read full biography
George Frost (1745-1821). Baptised at Barrow, Suffolk on 21 February 1745, son of George Frost, a builder at Ousden, Suffolk, and his wife Thomasin. He began his career by working in his father's business but obtained a position in the office of the Blue Coach Company in Upper Brook Street, Ipswich, where he continued until his retirement in 1813. His work involved dispatching the coaches, the purchase of hay, straw, oats, etc., payment of men, care of horses and coaches, his wife also helped in the office. Once the office had been attended to, or left to his wife, Frost would take himself off and paint for the remainder of the day. He had a natural aptitude for drawing, his first recorded watercolor is dated 1780 and he painted topographical watercolors of Ipswich but later sketching the countryside around Ipswich in pencil and black chalk but also sketch... Read full biography
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George Frost (1745-1821)
Baptised at Barrow, Suffolk on 21 February 1745, son of George Frost, a builder at Ousden, Suffolk, and his wife Thomasin. He began his career by working in his father's business but obtained a position in the office of the Blue Coach Company in Upper Brook Street, Ipswich, where he continued until his retirement in 1813. His work involved dispatching the coaches, the purchase of hay, straw, oats, etc., payment of men, care of horses and coaches, his wife also helped in the office. Once the office had been attended to, or left to his wife, Frost would take himself off and paint for the remainder of the day.
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