Hand of William Holman Hunt
William Holman Hunt Incorrect; Unknown Artist Currently; British School, 1910
WAG 4135
Information
Hunt (1827 - 1910) was a founder member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. This hand cast was presented posthumously by his second wife Edith ‘in recognition of the fact that Liverpool was the first art gallery that offered a prize’ to him. A note in the cast’s history file indicates that it was made in Paris. it has also been suggested that the cast was taken by the sculptor Frederick William Pomeroy (1856 - 1924).
Specifications
- Accession number
- WAG 4135
- Collection type
- Sculpture
- Artist
- William Holman Hunt Incorrect; Unknown Artist Currently; British School
- Date made
- 1910
- Materials
- Bronze
- Measurements
- Object/sculpture: 20.3 cm
- Credit line
- Presented to the Walker Art Gallery by Edith Hunt in 1930
- Legal status
- Permanent collection
- Provenance
- Location
- On display: Walker Art Gallery, Room 08, In the Lamb Cabinet
- Inscription
- Inscription, W. HOLMAN HUNT April 2 1827 - Sept 7 1910
- Other people
- Edith Hunt, Previous owner; Donor<br/><br/>William Holman Hunt, Cast of his hand
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