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Hunt (WILLIAM HOLMAN an English)

WILLIAM HOLMAN, an English painter; born in London, England, in 1827. He was trained in the Royal Academy school, and began to exhibit in 1846. He belongs to the socalled PRE-RAPHAELITE (q. v.) school of English artists. In 1853 his "Claudio and Isabella" first attracted public attention, followed next year by the "Light of the World." He then made a journey to the East, the fruits of which are observable in his succeeding pictures: "The Scapegoat" (1856); "The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple" (1860); "Shadow of the Cross" (1873); "Plains of Esdraelon" (1877); "Triumph of the Innocents" (1885). Outside of Biblical subjects Mr. Hunt painted: "Isabella and the Pot of Basil"; "After-Glow"; "Festival of St. Swithin"; etc. He died Sept. 7, 1910.