Attr. William Henry Hunt O.W.S. 1790-1864. British School 19th.Century. Black chalk and watercolour heightened with white. Study of an Infant. Provenance: Private Collection, USA. Sale, Bonhams, London, 15 June 2010, lot 142. 18.5 by 14 cms image. 31 by 26 cms overall framed.
Eminent English Watercolourist. Hunt was one of the key figures in nineteenth-century English watercolour painting. His work was extensively collected in his lifetime, particularly his genre pictures of children and his intimate portrait drawings, his detailed, naturalistic still lifes of fruit, flowers, and birds' nests earned him the nickname ‘Bird’s Nest’ Hunt.
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