William Holman Hunt
BORN: April 2, 1827 in Cheapside, London, England.
DIED: September 7, 1910 in Kensington, London, England.
MOVEMENT: Pre-Raphaelite.
INTERESTING FACTS:
Hunt changed his middle name Hobman to Holman after discovering a clerk misspelled it at his baptism.
He attended the Royal Academy after being rejected.
Hunt formed the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
His wife, Fanny Waugh, died in childbirth. Then he later married her sister, Edith. This led to a rift in the family since it was illegal to married a deceased wife’s sister.
He had to give up painting due to failing eyesight.
NOTABLE WORKS:
The Hireling Shepherd, The Awakening Conscience, The Light of the World, The Scapegoat.
HUNT Art Book contains 30+ Reproductions of Pre-Raphaelite landscapes, biblical and genre scenes with title and date.
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William Holman HuntBORN: April 2, 1827 in Cheapside, London, England.
DIED: September 7, 1910 in Kensington, London, England.
MOVEMENT: Pre-Raphaelite.
INTERESTING FACTS:
Hunt changed his middle name Hobman to Holman after discovering a clerk misspelled it at his baptism.
He attended the Royal Academy after being rejected.
Hunt formed the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
His wife, Fanny Waugh, died in childbirth. Then he later married her sister, Edith. This led to a rift in the family since it was illegal to married a deceased wife’s sister.
He had to give up painting due to failing eyesight.
NOTABLE WORKS:
The Hireling Shepherd, The Awakening Conscience, The Light of the World, The Scapegoat.
HUNT Art Book contains 30+ Reproductions of Pre-Raphaelite landscapes, biblical and genre scenes with title and date.




