Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- William Holman Hunt letters
- Dates:
- 1844-1922
- Creators:
- Hunt, William Holman, 1827-1910
- Abstract:
- A collection of manuscripts, correspondence and ephmera related to William Holman Hunt, English artist and Pre-Raphaelite.
- Extent:
- 9.3 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item]. William Holman Hunt letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection of letters, most of which were written to William Holman Hunt. It includes letters from, among others, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Edward Lear, Sir John Everett Millais, Edward Poynter, and William Blake Richmond. The collection also includes manuscripts and ephemera.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) was a professional English painter who, with Sir John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, founded the Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Sotheby's (lots 875, 889-891), December 1970.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Carl K. Steefel and David Mike Hamilton in 1977; in December 2024, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Painters -- Great Britain -- 19th century
Pre-Raphaelites -- Great Britain
Pre-Raphaelitism -- Great Britain -- History
Ephemera
Letters (correspondence)
Manuscripts - Names:
- Lear, Edward, 1812-1888
Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896
Poynter, Edward John, 1836-1919
Richmond, W. B. (William Blake), 1842-1921
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-12-13 10:21:30 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item]. William Holman Hunt letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191