Hunt, William Henry (1790-1864)
William Henry Hunt, (English, 1790-1864) was one of the most popular English watercolor artists of the 19th century. He first gained fame at the annual Spring Exhibitions of the Society of Painters in Water-Colours with a long series of children depicted in humorous situations. At about the time Hunt was transitioning to the painting of highly detailed, naturalistic still life watercolors, some of his more popular genre subjects were engraved and published in an oversized volume, entitled Hunt's Comic Sketches, 1844. In several instances the humor was only to be found in the juxtaposition of the image and the titles Hunt selected for use in connection with the illustrated works. Unfortunately, the size of the book of bound engravings was so large that, with the deterioration of the bindings over time, almost all copies fell apart. The book was published in two editions, a regular edition with 21 monochrome engravings, which originally sold for the large price of 4 guineas (the equivalent of more than $1,000 in current dollars). There was also an edition with hand colored plates/engraving and several images which were not included in the regular edition. The hand-colored edition sold for the huge price of 10 guineas [an average laborer at the time made about 15 guineas a YEAR]. The high price undoubtedly accounts for the extreme rarity today of the deluxe edition. I know of only one complete, bound copy of the regular edition (I finally obtained a complete copy with pages that are detached from the binding in 2020). The only copy known to me of the hand-colored edition is no longer bound. The loose plates from that volume are in the print room of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
There are 11 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.
William Henry Hunt, A Woman Reading by Lamplight, c. 1829
Art Details
| Artist: | William Henry Hunt (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 332 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 7/9/2021 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
William Henry Hunt, A Woman Reading by Lamplight, c. 1829
Artist: William Henry Hunt (All)
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Le Malade Imaginaire (Self-Portrait), 1855
Art Details
| Artist: | William Henry Hunt (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 637 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 11/17/2012 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Le Malade Imaginaire (Self-Portrait), 1855
Artist: William Henry Hunt (All)
637 Views
Adam's Pale Ale, c. 1836
Art Details
| Artist: | William Henry Hunt (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 295 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 11/17/2012 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Adam's Pale Ale, c. 1836
Artist: William Henry Hunt (All)
295 Views
Adam's Pale Ale, Lithograph after William Henry Hunt
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| Artist: | |
| Media Type: | Photograph |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NA |
| Views | 502 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 11/17/2012 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Adam's Pale Ale, Lithograph after William Henry Hunt
Artist: 502 Views
Adam's Pale Ale, Colored Lithograph after William Henry Hunt
Art Details
| Artist: | |
| Media Type: | Photograph |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NA |
| Views | 436 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 11/17/2012 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Adam's Pale Ale, Colored Lithograph after William Henry Hunt
Artist: 436 Views
A Marine Effect, 1838
Art Details
| Artist: | William Henry Hunt (All) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 339 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 11/17/2012 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
A Marine Effect, 1838
Artist: William Henry Hunt (All)
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Margate (A Marine Effect) - Engraved and Hand Colored Plate from Hunt's Comic Sketches, 1844
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| Artist: | |
| Media Type: | Photograph |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NA |
| Views | 408 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 11/17/2012 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Margate (A Marine Effect) - Engraved and Hand Colored Plate from Hunt's Comic Sketches, 1844
Artist: 408 Views
Prints after William Henry Hunt Watercolors, Up in the Clouds and Down in the Dumps
Art Details
| Artist: | |
| Media Type: | Mixed Media |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 1053 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 11/17/2012 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Prints after William Henry Hunt Watercolors, Up in the Clouds and Down in the Dumps
Artist: 1053 Views
Astonishment, 1839
Art Details
| Artist: | William Henry Hunt (Painter) |
| Media Type: | Paint - Watercolor |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NFS |
| Views | 639 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 10/20/2012 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Astonishment, 1839
Artist: William Henry Hunt (Painter)
639 Views
Astonishment, Colored Lithograph after William Henry Hunt
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| Artist: | |
| Media Type: | Photograph |
| Art Type: | Other |
| For Sale Status: | NA |
| Views | 673 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 11/17/2012 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Astonishment, Colored Lithograph after William Henry Hunt
Artist: 673 Views
Astonishment, Wood Engraving after William Henry Hunt
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| Artist: | |
| Media Type: | Photograph |
| Art Type: | Interior Page |
| For Sale Status: | NA |
| Views | 558 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Added to Site: | 11/17/2012 |
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| Member Since: | April 2006 |
Astonishment, Wood Engraving after William Henry Hunt
Artist: 558 Views
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