Peter Freeth RA (b. 1938)
Peter Freeth studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London from 1956 to 1960. In 1960 he won the Prix de Rome in Engraving, taking him to Rome where he lived for three years, travelling extensively throughout Italy. He was a tutor in etching at the Royal Academy Schools from 1966 to 2007.
Freeth has exhibited widely in mixed exhibitions in the UK, the United States, Italy, Japan, India and Russia. He was elected a Member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and Royal Academician in 1991 (ARA 1990). Peter Freeth lives and works in London and Italy.
Profile
Engraver
Born: 1938 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Nationality: British
Elected ARA: 30 May 1990
Elected RA: 26 June 1991
Elected Senior RA: 1 October 2014
Gender: Male
Preferred media: Printmaking and Etching
Works by Peter Freeth in the RA Collection
22 results
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![Peter Freeth RA, Kapital City (4)]()
Peter Freeth RA
Kapital City (4), 1986
Aquatint
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![Peter Freeth RA, Reflections on a Theme of Canaletto]()
Peter Freeth RA
Reflections on a Theme of Canaletto, 1999
Aquatint
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![Peter Freeth RA, Mask (2)]()
Peter Freeth RA
Mask (2), c. 1988
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, The Egg and the Shell (3)]()
Peter Freeth RA
The Egg and the Shell (3), 1993
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Storm Clouds, Venice]()
Peter Freeth RA
Storm Clouds, Venice, 1996
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Summer's lease (after Canaletto)]()
Peter Freeth RA
Summer's lease (after Canaletto), 1999
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Shell 3]()
Peter Freeth RA
Shell 3, 1987
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, City Page]()
Peter Freeth RA
City Page, 1978
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Alba sul golfo]()
Peter Freeth RA
Alba sul golfo, 1996-7
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Mare e monti]()
Peter Freeth RA
Mare e monti, 1996-7
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Notturno, Ravello]()
Peter Freeth RA
Notturno, Ravello, 1996-7
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Via della Marra 1]()
Peter Freeth RA
Via della Marra 1, 1996-7
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Notte verso Maiori]()
Peter Freeth RA
Notte verso Maiori, 1996-7
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Northern Line (3)]()
Peter Freeth RA
Northern Line (3), c. 1985
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Notes from Underground]()
Peter Freeth RA
Notes from Underground, 1986-7
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Dux (2)]()
Peter Freeth RA
Dux (2), c. 1991
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Let's all go down the Strand! (from "The Legacy of Margaret Hilda")]()
Peter Freeth RA
Let's all go down the Strand! (from "The Legacy of Margaret Hilda"), 1984
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Shell shock]()
Peter Freeth RA
Shell shock, 1987
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Equus 4. (after Daydream of Charles Darwin)]()
Peter Freeth RA
Equus 4. (after Daydream of Charles Darwin), c. 1998
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings]()
Peter Freeth RA
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings, 1983
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, For thy sweet love remember'd]()
Peter Freeth RA
For thy sweet love remember'd, 1993-4
Aquatint on wove paper
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![Peter Freeth RA, Shop Talk on Parnassus]()
Peter Freeth RA
Shop Talk on Parnassus, 2011
Etching
Works associated with Peter Freeth in the RA Collection
2 results
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Gallery
![Peter Freeth RA, Who’s sorry now? (Forty Winks in the garden)]()
Peter Freeth RA, Who’s sorry now? (Forty Winks in the garden).
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Peter Freeth RA - Selected CV
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Recent Solo Exhibitions
2009 Royal Academy of Arts Tennant Room
2006 North House Gallery, Manningtree
2001 Word Play, Royal Academy of Arts
Print Noir, Bankside Gallery
1997 Sospese Atmosphere Amalfitane,
Galleria S. Maria a Gradillo, Ravello
1997 Mary Kleinman Gallery, London
1992 City Lights, Royal Academy of Arts Friends Room
1989 Christopher Mendez Gallery, London
1987 Christopher Mendez Gallery, London -
Selected Collections
Arts Council of Great Britain
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
British Museum, London
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Government Art Collection
Harvard University Collection
Metropolitan Museum, New York
National Gallery, Washington D.C.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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