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William Holman Hunt (1827 - 1910)

Studies of Arab Women and a European Woman in a Bonnet

Bronkhurst, Judith, William Holman Hunt: A Catalogue raisonne, II, 2 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2006), no. P87

graphite on buff paper;  height x width: sheet 21.6 x 13.8 cm

Inscribed: Girl feeding a Cat with milk

Provenance: Charles Stanely Pollitt (1888 - 1965) and by descent; the artist's daughter, Gladys Joseph

Purchased (Peter Brunt Bequest Fund) with the assistance of the Art Fund, and the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 2006.;  WA2007.6.77

Studies of Arab women, and a back view of a European woman wearing a bonnet. Remounted in album WA2007.6.