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William Henry Hunt

1790–1864

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Biography

William Henry Hunt (London 28 March 1790 – 10 February 1864), was an English watercolourist. Hunt was "one of the key figuresin nineteenth-century English watercolour painting. His work was extensively collected in his lifetime, particularly his genre pictures of children, often in humorous situations, and his detailed, naturalistic still lifes of fruit, flowers, and birds' nests that earned him the nickname ‘Bird’s Nest’ Hunt."

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  • Landscape Sketch

    William Henry Hunt
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  • Landscape Sketch

    William Henry Hunt
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  • Portrait Study of a Bearded Man

    William Henry Hunt
    c.1835–40
  • A Peasant Girl

    William Henry Hunt
    1838
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  • Fruit

    William Henry Hunt
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  • A Water Carrier

    William Henry Hunt
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  • Apples

    William Henry Hunt
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  • Primroses and Bird’s Nest

    William Henry Hunt
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