The Day in the Country
Medium
Etching on ivory chine paper, laid down on white wove card
Dimensions
Image: 14 × 21 cm (5 9/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Plate: 8.9 × 25.9 cm (3 9/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Sheet: 32 × 44.7 cm (12 5/8 × 17 5/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
129471
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
William Holman Hunt · 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...