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William Holman Hunt (1827 - 1910)

Study of a Stretcher; 

Bronkhurst, Judith, William Holman Hunt: A Catalogue raisonne, II, 2 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2006), no. P107

graphite on pale grey paper;  height x width: sheet 15.2 x 22.1 cm

Inscribed: En Nash. For the dead (not symetrical

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.;  WA2007.6.96

Study of a stretcher for carrying the dead. Remounted in album WA2007.6.