William Holman Hunt

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• William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), Pre-Raphaelite painter. Sitter in 27 portraits, Artist of 2 portraits.

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• David Wilkie Wynfield (1837-1887), Painter and photographer. Artist associated with 34 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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This photograph was issued under the heading 'Venetian School' in Wynfield's publication The Studio: A Collection of Photographic Portraits of Living Artists, taken in the style of the Old Masters, by an Amateur. The use of historical costume, together with the blurred focus, were seen at the time as elevating photographic portraiture to the status of fine art. Hunt was interested in sixteenth-century costume at this time and painted a portrait of his nephew dressed as Henry VIII in The King of Hearts (1863)

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• Hacking, Juliet, Princes of Victorian Bohemia: Photographs by David Wilkie Wynfield, 2000 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 28 February to 14 May 2000), p. 70
• Marsh, Jan, Insights: The Pre-Raphaelite Circle, 2005, p. 28
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 321

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• William Holman Hunt 1827 - 1910 (15 June 2010 - 6 March 2011)

Portrait setback to top

• Victorian artists: photographs by David Wilkie Wynfield, 1860s