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William Holman Hunt
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Pre-Raphaelite artist (1827-1910)
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William Holman Hunt (1827–1910) was a British painter, etcher, and autobiographer. Born in London, he was educated at the Royal Academy of Arts and served in the British Army. Hunt was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and worked within the Symbolism movement. His notable works include *The Light of the World*, *The Scapegoat*, and *The Shadow of Death*. He also authored texts such as *Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood*.
Hunt held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom. His archives are held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. He died in London in 1910.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 1910
- Works
- 22
Top works
- Pearl
- Deceased Wife's Sister Bill
- Obligations of the Universities Towards Art
- Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood; Volume 2
- Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1827
- Active to
- 1910
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 62,994x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,845x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,574x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,950x
- Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,686x
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Key facts
- Born
- William Hobman Hunt , ( 1827-04-02 ) 2 April 1827, Cheapside , London, England
- Died
- 7 September 1910 (1910-09-07) (aged 83), London, England
- Occupation
- Painter
- Movement
- Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood , Orientalism
- Spouses
- Fanny Waugh Edith Waugh
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Q254906
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- illustrator
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Order of Merit
- Notable work
- The Shadow of Death
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- portrait
- Movement
- Symbolism
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- William Holman Hunt - Selfportrait.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- William Holman Hunt
- date of birth
- 1827-04-02
- date of death
- 1910-09-07
- Commons Creator page
- William Holman Hunt
- member of
- Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- Commons gallery
- William Holman Hunt
- name in native language
- William Holman Hunt
- place of burial
- St Paul's Cathedral
- writing language
- English language
- topic's main category
- Category:William Holman Hunt
- P12749
- Ophrys holosericea
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to William Holman Hunt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Our English Coasts, 1852 ('Strayed Sheep') Hunt in his eastern dress, photo by Julia Margaret Cameron The Awakening Conscience (1853) William Holman Hunt (2 April 1827 – 7 September 1910) was an English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings were notable for their great attention to detail, vivid colour, and elaborate symbolism. These features were influenced by the writings of John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle, according to whom the world itself should be read as a system of visual signs. For Hunt, it was the duty of the artist to reveal the correspondence between sign and fact. Of all the members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Hunt remained most true to their ideals throughout his career. He was always keen to maximise the popular appeal and public visibility of his works.
Biography
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