The Father's Leave-Taking
William Holman Hunt, English, 1827 - 1910
1879
Etching and drypoint on laid paper
Plate: 7 7/16 × 9 7/8 in. (18.9 × 25.1 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 18 13/16 in. (33.3 × 47.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Hood Museum of Art Acquisitions Fund
PR.2004.22
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Initialled and dated, in plate, lower right: 18 Whh[letters overlapping] 79
Course History
ENGL 53, Twentieth Century British Fiction: 1900 to WWII, Brenda Silver, Spring 2013
ARTH 41.04, European Art 1850-1900, Allan Doyle, Spring 2019
ARTH 41.04, European Art 1850-1900, Allan Doyle, Spring 2019
ENGL 62.03/WGSS 48.09, 19th Century British Women Writers, Carolyn Dever, Fall 2019
Provenance
The artist; Mrs. Elizabeth Burt [artist's granddaughter]; James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 2004.
Catalogue Raisonne
Hartnoll 17; Engen p. 121; Walker Art Gallery 83
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