In Tate Britain
Prints and Drawings Room
View by appointment- Artist
- William Henry Hunt 1790–1864
- Medium
- Watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- Support: 85 x 118 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
- Reference
- T08945
Display caption
There is a liveliness and spontaneity
in Hunt’s early seascapes, such as these, which he gradually lost in his later years when he concentrated on fruit and bird’s nests. These small scenes were probably painted between 1820–1830.
The watercolour in these works has been applied loosely, with new washes added before the ones underneath had dried. A drier wash has been used to define the figure of the man. One work also appears to have been trimmed at some point, as part of the signature is missing.
Gallery label, August 2004
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