William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt (1827—1910) was the head of the Pre-Raphaelite circle of painters in London, personally noted for vivid colour

William Hunt Summary

• Born in the City of London; buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral
• Founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848
• Partnered with Dante Gabriel Rossetti to form the Brotherhood and overcome idealistic painting
• Married twice, once in opposition to the wife’s family and once in defiance of the law
• Failing eyesight cut his painterly career short
• Given the Order of Merit by King Edward VII

William Hunt’s Famous Paintings

• A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary etc. (1850)
• Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus (1851)
• The Hireling Shepherd (1851)
• The Awakening Conscience (1853)
• The Light of the World (1854)
• The Scapegoat (1856)
• The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple (1860)
• The Shadow of Death (1871)
• The Importunate Neighbour (1895)
• The Miracle of Holy Fire (1899)