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possibly Edith Holman Hunt (nee Waugh) (1846 - 1931); possibly William Holman Hunt (1827 - 1910)

Study of an Eastern Figure carrying a Basket;  1892

Bronkhurst, Judith, William Holman Hunt: A Catalogue raisonne, II, 2 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2006), no. P92

graphite on paper;  height x width: sheet 12.1 x 12.7 cm

inscribed by Edith Holman Hunt: Sunlight nearly full at Sunset; Inscribed by the artist: Green / yellow basket / qualified with opaqu[e] / grey / Grey white / Green Blue

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.;  WA2007.6.81

Study of an Eastern figure in profile carrying a basket on the head, possibly by Edith Holman Hunt. Remounted in album WA2007.6.