Portrait of one of the Swain brothers holding a pitcher

細節

William Henry Hunt, O.W.S. (1790-1864)
Portrait of one of the Swain brothers holding a pitcher
signed and dated 'W. HUNT. 1833.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic and scratching out
10¾ x 6¾ in. (27.4 x 17.2 cm.)

來源

with David James, London.

出版

J. Witt, William Henry Hunt (1790-1864), London, 1982, p. 222.

展覽

Possibly London, Old Water-Colour Society, 1834, no. 323.

注意事項

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拍品專文

The boy depicted in the present watercolour would appear to be one of the three Swain brothers who doubled as footmen and models for Hunt from about 1830-1844. Their services were remembered in Hunt's will, which provided legacies of ten pounds each to John and William Swain.