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William Holman Hunt
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Pre-Raphaelite artist (1827-1910)
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William Holman Hunt was a British painter, autobiographer, etcher, and architectural draftsperson born in London in 1827. He was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and worked within the Symbolism movement. Hunt received his education at the Royal Academy of Arts and served in the British Army. He was a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and later the United Kingdom, speaking English.
His notable works include *The Light of the World*, *The Scapegoat*, and *The Shadow of Death*. Hunt was awarded the Order of Merit. He died in London in 1910 and is buried at St Paul's Cathedral. His archives are held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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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
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hunt
- 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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