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Holman Hunt entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1844 where he met Millais, who was to become his closest friend. A founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848, and throughout his life an adherent to Pre-Raphaelite principles; his paintings include The Hireling Shepherd (1852), and The Light of the World (1854). In the '70s and '80s, Hunt became increasingly isolated artistically, his later work concentrating on religious themes informed by successive visits to the Holy Land. He published his autobiographical Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1905. He died on 7 September 1910 and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral.
This is one of a series of paintings of artists in their studios which Ballantyne exhibited in 1866.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

William Holman Hunt

Date

1865

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 63.5 x W 76.3 cm

Accession number

2555

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1932

Work type

Painting

National Portrait Gallery, London

St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England

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Artist or maker

John Ballantyne

1815–1897

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