Apple, Grapes and a Cob-Nut; William Henry Hunt
Watercolor and gouache over graphite; roughly 5 x 7 inches (13 x 19 cm); in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art, which has both a zoomable and downloadable version of the image on their site.
Early 19th century English artist William Henry Hunt painted his exactingly detailed still life subjects — often fruit or birds’ nests — in a painstaking stipple technique over a ground of “Chinese White” (zinc white gouache). This gave them a luminescent quality admired by the Pre-Raphaelite painters, who took up the technique later in the century.










Link: Apple, Grapes and a Cob-Nut; Yale Center for British Art
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Fantastic! Thanks.
AKA Bird’s Nest Hunt or Hedgerow Hunt
What’s his top secret?
Do you mean his painting technique, or his physical limitation?
He’s an exceptional acquarelist, is he not?
Eye candy, indeed! Gorgeous!