Portret van de schilder James Holland
1800 - 1840
Medium
brush
Dimensions
82; 78; 105; 120
About this artwork
penseel in olieverf op karton in hardboard
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of the Painter James Holland** by William Henry Hunt (. 1800–1840) captures a fellow artist in an intimate miniature format, measuring just 105 mm high by 78 mm wide. Hunt, a prominent British painter renowned for his meticulous watercolors of flowers and birds, here demonstrates his skill in oil on cardboard—a technique rendered with a fine brush ("penseel") for detail. This small-scale portrait, later mounted on hardboard for preservation, reflects the 19th-century tradition of miniature painting, prized for their portability and personal appeal among collectors and friends. Pain...
About the Artist
William Henry Hunt · 1790–1864
Comment on works: Still life; Genre; Landscapes