4 OF 11

James Henry Leigh Hunt

4 of 11 portraits of James Henry Leigh Hunt

by Margaret Gillies
watercolour and gouache on ivory, 1838-1846
8 7/8 in. x 5 7/8 in. (225 mm x 149 mm) uneven
Given by Alfred Ainger, 1900
Primary Collection
NPG 1267

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James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859), Poet, essayist and critic. Sitter associated with 11 portraits.

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Margaret Gillies (1803-1887), Painter. Artist associated with 9 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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Rogers, Malcolm, Master Drawings from the National Portrait Gallery, 1993 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 5 August to 23 October 1994), p. 103
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 321
Walker, Richard, Miniatures: 300 Years of the English Miniature, 1998, p. 14
Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 269