William Henry Hunt OWS, Still Life With Primroses

William Henry Hunt OWS, Still Life With PrimrosesThis exquisite mid 19th century watercolour by eminent British artist William Henry Hunt OWS (1790 1864) depicts primroses emerging from a mossy ivy clad bank. Its a meticulously detailed example of Hunts work and worthy of any museum. Celebrated Victorian art critic John Ruskin proclaimed William Henry Hunt as all in all, the finest ever painter of still life. As such, he hung Hunts works in his own bedroom alongside his favourite Turners. Today, he

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