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William Holman Hunt

(1827-1910), Pre-Raphaelite painter

Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 29 portraits
Artist of 2 portraits
Holman Hunt entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1844 where he met Millais, who was to become his closest friend. A founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, 1848, and throughout his life an adherent to Pre-Raphaelite principles; his paintings include The Hireling Shepherd, 1852, and The Light of the World, 1854. In the seventies and eighties, Hunt became increasingly isolated artistically, his later work concentrating on religious themes informed by successive visits to the Holy Land. He published his autobiographical Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1905. He died on 7 September 1910 and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral.

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William Holman Hunt, by William Jeffrey - NPG Ax17266

William Holman Hunt

by William Jeffrey
albumen carte-de-visite, Summer 1864
NPG Ax17266

William Holman Hunt, by William Jeffrey - NPG Ax7549

William Holman Hunt

by William Jeffrey
albumen carte-de-visite, Autumn 1864
NPG Ax7549

William Holman Hunt, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax14899

William Holman Hunt

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG Ax14899

William Holman Hunt, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax14942

William Holman Hunt

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG Ax14942

William Holman Hunt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax28966

William Holman Hunt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
NPG Ax28966

William Holman Hunt, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax17858

William Holman Hunt

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG Ax17858

William Holman Hunt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax18329

William Holman Hunt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1865
NPG Ax18329

William Holman Hunt, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG Ax39942

William Holman Hunt

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG Ax39942

William Holman Hunt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG Ax131892

William Holman Hunt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen print on card mount, 1865
NPG Ax131892

William Holman Hunt, by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company - NPG x11985

William Holman Hunt

by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1865
NPG x11985

William Holman Hunt, by Maclure, Macdonald & Co, after  Elliott & Fry - NPG x11988

William Holman Hunt

by Maclure, Macdonald & Co, after Elliott & Fry
photogravure, late 1860s?
NPG x11988

William Holman Hunt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x11987

William Holman Hunt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, late 1860s?
NPG x11987

William Holman Hunt, by Elliott & Fry - NPG x9482

William Holman Hunt

by Elliott & Fry
albumen print, oval, late 1860s?
NPG x9482

'Artists', published by Hughes & Edmonds - NPG Ax132902

'Artists'

published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen print, published 1876
NPG Ax132902

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