On the Hill Side (Our English Coasts, 1852), from "The Art Journal"
Medium
Etching and engraving on chine collé; proof
Dimensions
Image: 7 in. × 9 13/16 in. (17.8 × 24.9 cm) Sheet: 10 9/16 × 14 1/4 in. (26.8 × 36.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963
Accession Number
63.648.14
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
William Holman Hunt|Charles Cousen|Virtue & Co. · 1813–1907
**William Holman Hunt (1827–1910)** was an English painter and a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, renowned for his meticulous attention to detail, vivid colors, and symbolic depth in both religious and contemporary subjects. Born William Hobman Hunt on 2 April 1827 in Cheapside, London, to a warehouse manager, he initially worked as an office clerk before gaining admission to th...