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William Holman Hunt (1827 - 1910)

Studies of a Dog for 'The Triumph of the Innocents';  c. 1876

Bronkhurst, Judith, William Holman Hunt: A Catalogue raisonne, II, 2 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2006), no. P103, D307

graphite on paper;  height x width: sheet 8.1 x 10.2 cm

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.;  WA2007.6.92

Three studies of a dog in three different poses, for the dogs in the background of WHH's painting 'The Triumph of the Innocents' (1876-8). Remounted in album WA2007.6.