William Henry Hunt : country people / Joanna Selborne and Christiana Payne.

Author
Hunt, William Henry, 1790-1864 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Paul Holberton Publishing, [2017]
Description
72 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

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Marquand Library - Remote Storage (ReCAP): Marquand Library Use OnlyND497.H9 A4 2017 Browse related items Request

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    William Henry Hunt’s finely crafted figure studies open a window on to a vanished world of poachers and gamekeepers, millers and maltsters, estate gardeners and labourers. This delightful book accompanies the first exhibition to investigate the depiction of rural figures by this most admired 19th-century British watercolourist. Taking its lead from William Henry Hunt’s watercolour The Head Gardener, c. 1825, that is part of The Courtauld Gallery’s permanent collection, this focused display is the first to investigate Hunt’s depiction of rural figures in his work of the 1820s and 1830s. Consisting of twenty drawings borrowed from collections across the United Kingdom, William Henry Hunt: Country People brings together watercolours depicting country people in their working or living environments, from farmer and gamekeeper to stonebreaker and gleaner. The representation of these country men, women and children, closely observed, raises questions about their status and way of life at a time of rapid agricultural and social change -- Publisher's website.
    Notes
    "First published to accompany William Henry Hunt : country people, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24 June - 17 September 2017"--Colophon.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliography: pages 70-71.
    ISBN
    • 9781911300236 ((paperback))
    • 1911300237 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2017430381
    OCLC
    973919213
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