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William Holman Hunt (1827 - 1910)

Head of Christ;  ?1892

Bronkhurst, Judith, William Holman Hunt: A Catalogue raisonne, II, 2 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2006), no. P93

graphite on paper;  height x width: sheet 13.3 x 11.1 cm

Inscribed: Bethlehem Mosaic

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.;  WA2007.6.82

Sketch of the head of Christ, possibly copied from a mosaic. Remounted in album WA2007.6.