Correspondence of William Holman Hunt

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 19c Holman Hunt
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1857-1909
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • Approximately 35 letters held in 2 envelopes, manuscript, typescript, and printed

Scope and Content

Correspondents include: (1) Mrs Margaret Hunt (8 letters); (2) Alfred Hunt (3 letters); (3) Ford Madox Brown (3 letters); (4) Edward Clodd (15 letters); (5) Leslie Stephen (2 letters); (6) Edith Holman Hunt (2 letters); (7) Gladys Holman Hunt (1 letter). Typed copies of many of the letters are included in the larger envelope. The letter to Thomas Woolner is kept in a second envelope

Administrative / Biographical History

William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) was a painter of the pre-Raphaelite school. For a full account of his life and works see the Dictionary of National Biography

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The main envelope of letters was transferred from the Clodd Collection. The Woolner letter was bought from Quaritch/Phillips on 3 December 1991

Note

In English

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