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William Henry Hunt

1790–1864

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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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