Letters, ca. 1887-1896.

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Letters, ca. 1887-1896.

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Letters from Hunt, mostly undated, to various correspondents, including Birket Foster, Sir John Gilbert, and Thomas Woolner, primarily concerning his landscape paintings and involvement in exhibitions, and mentioning Benjamin West, John Frederick Lewis, Samuel Palmer, John Ruskin and Turner. Included is a 3 p. letter to William(?) Osler in which Hunt writes at length on inspiration; he recognizes a "life-giving harmonic power" in nature that has inspired, almost unnoticed, his art. Hunt goes on to state his belief that Turner's Venice paintings were inspired not so much by the architectural beauty of the city but by the light, sun and sky, which he associated with it.

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Hunt, Alfred, 1830-1896

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British painter. From the description of Letters, ca. 1887-1896. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 77992690 English landscape painter. From the description of Autograph letters signed (3) : London and Durham, to W.A. Knight, 1872 Dec. 30-[1873] May 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269544553 ...

Woolner, Thomas, 1825-1892

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English sculptor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1873 Nov. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270857198 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mr. Knowles, 1868 July 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270857184 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mr. Devitt, 1884 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270857178 From the description of Autograph letter sig...

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851

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J.M.W. Turner was an English artist and member of the Royal Academy. From the description of Brighton Cricket Ground [art original] [ca. 1824?]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 58463878 Nationality: English. From the description of Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steamboats of Shoal Water [electronic resource]. 1840. (Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute). WorldCat record id: 222503272 British painter. Fr...

Foster, Myles Birket, 1825-1899

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Myles Birket Foster was a popular Victorian-era illustrator and watercolor painter, noted for his technical proficiency and rustic scenes. First apprenticed to a wood engraver, he later worked as an illustrator for books and periodicals before successfully publishing books of his own illustrations. He was perhaps best known for his watercolor paintings, employing a singular stippled technique to great effect. From the description of Myles Birket Foster letters, announcement, and book...

Osler, William, Sir, 1849-1919

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Born in Ontario, Canada, Dr. Osler was received his medical from McGill University in 1872. He became Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's first professor of medicine in 1889. Author of The Principles and Practices of Medicine (1892), Osler has been celled the father of psychosomatic medicine and the "most influential physician in history." From the description of Sir William Osler press clippings, 1905-1920. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14312601 ...

Gilbert, John, 1817-1897

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British painter and watercolorist. From the description of Letters, 1858-1878. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84155162 English historical painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mr. Taylor, 1877 Nov. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270878581 John Gilbert was born in England about 1805, and came to the United States sometime before 1833,when he was living in Cortland,N.Y. In that year he removed to Oswego, ...