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Which painting by William Powell Frith did Lever buy to promote Sunlight Soap?

  • The New Frock

  • Bubbles

  • The Railway Station

  • Derby Day

Answer

William Lever bought "The New Frock" by William Powell Frith to promote Sunlight Soap. This acquisition was part of Lever's strategy to use art for marketing, following the lead of his rival soap company A & F Pears.
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