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James Henry Leigh Hunt
2 of 12 portraits on display at Dove Cottage & Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere
James Henry Leigh Hunt
by Benjamin Robert Haydon
oil on canvas, circa 1811
24 in. x 19 3/4 in. (610 mm x 502 mm)
Purchased, 1869
Primary Collection
NPG 293
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- James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859), Poet, essayist and critic. Sitter associated with 11 portraits.
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- Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846), History painter and diarist. Artist associated with 34 portraits, Sitter in 10 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 320
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 268
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