Old Master & British Works on Paper
Old Master & British Works on Paper
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
William Henry Hunt
A series of twelve illustrated letters from the artist to Miss Moore of Cheyne Walk
Lot Closed
July 8, 02:17 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of the late Cyril and Shirley Fry
William Henry Hunt
London 1790 - 1864
A series of twelve illustrated letters from the artist to Miss Moore of Cheyne Walk
Each, watercolour, pen and ink
Each letter approximately 181 by 114 mm.
(12)
Leonard Gordon Duke (1890-1972);
by whom given to Cyril and Shirley Fry
by whom given to Cyril and Shirley Fry
J. Witt, William Henry Hunt (1790-1864) Life and Work, with a Catalogue, London 1982, p. 151, no. 82
This lot comprises a series of twelve letters, each decorated with a watercolour study, addressed to Miss Moore, a pupil of Hunt's who was living in Cheyne Walk. Hunt writes to her from three different addresses in Hastings and from one address in London. Some of the letters are dated with the day of the month, but none with the year. Apart from references to Miss Moore's health, Hunt's drawings, and Miss Moore's copies of them, the letters contain requests for orders from Miss Moore for theatre seats, and this may have been the form of Hunt's remuneration for helping Miss Moore with her studies.
The letters may all date from 1841, as one of them refers to London Assurance, a comedy by Dion Boucicault, which was produced at Covent Garden in that year.
The letters may all date from 1841, as one of them refers to London Assurance, a comedy by Dion Boucicault, which was produced at Covent Garden in that year.
For a portrait of Miss Moore by Hunt, please see lot 216.