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Artists›William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt

1827–1910

WA-00016774

London, UK

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WikidataQ211763

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Masters of British Painting, 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1956

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2 cross-verified · 2 single-source

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BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

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Art Institute of Chicago Rijksmuseum Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art Tate

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Artworks (23)

The Triumph of the Innocents

1883 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1562 x 2540 mm frame: 2208 x 3175 x 125 mm

Tate

Portrait of Mrs Edith Holman Hunt

1880 · Chalk and pastel on paper

frame: 661 x 572 x 35 mm

Tate

The Father's Leave-Taking

1879 · etching

plate: 19 x 25.4 cm (7 1/2 x 10 in.) sheet: 28.7 x 44 cm (11 5/16 x 17 5/16 in.) overall (mat size): 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Father's Leave-Taking

1879 · etching

Sheet: 30.4 x 48 cm (11 15/16 x 18 7/8 in.); Platemark: 19.1 x 25 cm (7 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for the Christ Child in the Virgin’s Arms for ‘The Triumph of the Innocents’ (first version)

1876 · Chalk on paper

support: 508 x 356 mm

Tate

The Ship

1875 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 762 x 978 mm frame: 1098 x 1305 x 132 mm

Tate

Gezicht vanaf terras op rivierlandschap bij nacht

1875 · brush on paper, deck paint, watercolor (paint)

width: 443 cm, height: 335 cm

Rijksmuseum

Mary Walker Waugh

1868 · oil on fabric

Framed: 115.5 x 95.5 x 6 cm (45 1/2 x 37 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 86.2 x 66.1 cm (33 15/16 x 26 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Eliezer and Rebekah at the Well, engraved by the Dalziel Brothers

1863 · Wood engraving on paper

image: 178 x 137 mm

Tate

The Lent Jewels, engraved by the Dalziel Brothers

1862 · Wood engraving on paper

image: 127 x 102 mm

Tate

The Lady of Shalott, engraved by J. Thompson

1857 · Wood engraving on paper

image: 95 x 79 mm

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The Awakening Conscience

1853 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 762 x 559 mm frame: 1060 x 857 x 97 mm

Tate

Our English Coasts, 1852 (‘Strayed Sheep’)

1852 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 432 x 584 mm frame: 785 x 940 x 85 mm

Tate

Study for "The Hireling Shepherd"

1851 · graphite

Sheet: 11.4 x 18.3 cm (4 1/2 x 7 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Claudio and Isabella

1850 · Oil paint on mahogany

support: 758 x 426 x 10 mm frame: 997 x 668 x 80 mm

Tate

Two Subjects for ‘The Germ’

1850 · Etching on paper

image: 200 x 121 mm

Tate

Cornfield at Ewell

1849 · Oil paint on millboard

support: 202 x 318 mm frame: 380 x 495 x 40 mm

Tate

The Haunted Manor

1849 · Oil paint on board

support: 233 x 337 mm frame: 390 x 495 x 66 mm

Tate

F.G. Stephens

1847 · Oil paint on mahogany

support: 203 x 175 mm frame: 360 x 330 x 60 mm

Tate

The Artist's Father, William Hunt

1827 · pen and brown ink with brown wash on wove paper

overall: 11.6 x 11.4 cm (4 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Frontispiece to ‘The Germ’

support: 356 x 305 mm

Tate

John Hunt

Oil paint on canvas

support: 356 x 305 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (5)

23 published of 30 catalogued · 29 with image

Tate
17 published17 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
3 published3 img
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2 published2 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 7 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Gezicht vanaf terras op rivierlandschap bij nacht
1875 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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John Hunt
— · Tate · 1 prov
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F.G. Stephens
1847 · Tate · 1 prov
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Study for the Christ Child in the Virgin’s Arms for ‘The Triumph of the Innocents’ (first version)
1876 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of Mrs Edith Holman Hunt
1880 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Study for "The Hireling Shepherd"
1851 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Mary Walker Waugh
1868 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Father's Leave-Taking
1879 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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John Key
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Frontispiece to ‘The Germ’
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Gezicht vanaf terras op rivierlandschap bij nacht (1875)

Rijksmuseum

Study for "The Hireling Shepherd" (1851)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

My Beautiful Lady (top); Of My Lady in Death (bottom), frontispiece to The Germ, No. 1 (1850)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago Rijksmuseum Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art Tate

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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National Gallery of Art

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Masters of British Painting, 1800�1950

New York · 1956