Lot 131
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Alfred William Hunt, R.W.S (1830-1897)
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Alfred William Hunt, R.W.S (1830-1897)

Gap of Dunlo', Purple Mount, Reeks

Details
Alfred William Hunt, R.W.S (1830-1897)
Gap of Dunlo', Purple Mount, Reeks
signed 'A.W. Hunt' (lower left, over-mounted) and inscribed and dated 'Gap of Dunlo' - Purple Mount - Reeks/July 1846' (lower right over-mounted)
pencil and watercolour with scratching out
10½ x 14½ in. (26.7 x 36.8 cm.)
Provenance
Violet Hunt.
Mrs. Sylvia Fogg-Elliot and by descent through the family to
Mary Addington until 1998.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The present watercolour is a rare example of Hunt's early work, executed when the artist was a mere 16 years old. He was taken to Ireland in 1846 by David Cox, Anthony Trollope and his father and in 1847 exhibited two views of Killarney at the Royal Manchester Institute.

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