William Henry Hunt

William Henry Hunt
1790-1864
a seamstress
signed l.l.: W.HUNT 1833
watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour, scratching out and gum arabic
45.5 by 28.5 cm., 18 by 11 1/4 in.
We are grateful to Craig Englund for his help in cataloguing this watercolour
Provenance:
James Orrock, his sale at Christie's, 12th June 1908, lot 51, bt. 5gns by Marshall;
T.M.McLean, his sale at Christie's, 30th January 1909, lot 9, bt. £6 16s.6d.by Vicars;
Lord Leverhulme, donated to Lady Lever Art Gallery, Accession, no.733;
Lady Lever Art Gallery, sale at Christie's, 6th June 1958, lot 61, bt. Patourak;
Anonymous sale at Christie's, 17th November 1959, lot 181, bt.£12 by Douglas
Exhibited:
Society of Painters in Water-Colour, 1833, no.237