Fig. 19c William Henry Hunt, Love at First Sight, c. 1838

Love at First Sight

Currently untraced

Watercolor, bodycolor, and gum arabic with scratching out

21 5/8 X 29 1/8 in., 54.91 X 73.96 cm

 

Provenance:

Charles Maw;

Samuel Mendal;

(S) Sotheby's London, 23 Nov 2006, Lot 262 (as Two Children in Barn) (P) Bought In;

(S) Donnington Priory, Dreweatts, 14 July 2010, Lot 84 (as A Nap in the Barn) (P) Bought In;

Tony Hainses (S) Donnington Priory, Dreweatts, 12 Oct 2011, Lot 13 (as A Nap in the Barn) (P) Bought In;

 

This is a virtually identical replica by Hunt of the watercolor exhibited in 1838 that is in the Sheepshanks collection. The replica has suffered from fading, which accounts for diminished contrasts throughout the watercolor.

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