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)
