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Hunt-Tupper collection
mssHM 54509-54568, mssHM 54686

Manuscripts

mssHM 54509-54568, mssHM 54686

Description: The collection consists primarily of letters between William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) and John Lucas Tupper (approximately 1823-1879). The correspondence spans the entire life of their acquaintance, beginning in 1849 and ending with Tupper's death in 1879. Subject matter covers a wide range of topics, including descriptions of Hunt's journeys to Palestine, his quarrels with Thomas Woolner, his response to the death of Thomas Combe, his everyday ordeals as a painter, his struggles to create various paintings, his and Tupper's views on Pre-Raphaelite principles, and their differing opinions on politics and other topics. There is also one autograph poem by William Holman Hunt. Additional correspondents are: Annie Amelia French Tupper, Marion Edith Waugh Holman Hunt, Gladys Mulock Holman Hunt, and George Tupper. There are a few pieces of ephemera related to William Holman Hunt including a catalog of an exhibition of his works at Leicester Galleries, London, 1906.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1849-1931.
Call number: mssHM 54509-54686

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Provenance

Purchased from Sotheby's, lot 751, July 1971.

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Associated people

Hunt, Edith Holman, (1846-1931.)

Hunt, William Holman, (1827-1910.)

Tupper, Annie. (approximately 1823-1879.)

Tupper, John Lucas,

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