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Portrait of William Pink
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William Holman Hunt completed this portrait in 1842, when he was only about fifteen years old. The subject, William Pink (1809–1857), was an artist associated with the Royal Academy of Arts. This early work in the Romantic style predates Hunt's founding of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood by six years.
The portrait measures 60 x 48 cm, oil on canvas. Hunt would go on to co-found the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais. His later paintings became famous for their vivid color, elaborate symbolism, and careful attention to detail. This youthful portrait reveals the technical foundations of his artistic development.
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About Portrait of William Pink
Hunt was only about fifteen years old in 1842. This was six years before he co-founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood William Holman Hunt created it as part of the British artistic tradition.
William Pink (1809–1857) was an artist associated with the Royal Academy of Arts. He was known for works including "Smugglerius."
This early work is in the Romantic style, predating Hunt's famous Pre-Raphaelite paintings with their vivid colors and symbolism.
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