Little Nell and Her Grandfather is an 1845 oil painting by the British artist William Holman Hunt.[1] It is inspired by a scene in the novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens. Nell Trent accompanies her grandfather on a journey northwards to escape the ruthless moneylender Daniel Quilp. As they rest for a while at Highgate the skyline of London, including St Paul's Cathedral, can be seen in the distance.[2]
| Little Nell and Her Grandfather | |
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| Artist | William Holman Hunt |
| Year | 1845 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, genre painting |
| Dimensions | 111.1 cm × 99 cm (43.7 in × 39 in) |
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The artist was at the very beginning of the career when he produced this, part of the trend of popular literary depictions of the era. In 1848 he was a co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, leading to a dramatic change in his style. The painting was displayed at the 1846 exhibition of the British Institution in London, the first time he had publicly exhibited a work.[3] It is now in the collection of the Graves Art Gallery in Sheffield, having been acquired in 1935.[4]
References
edit- ↑ Maas p.7
- ↑ Newall p.18
- ↑ Amor p.28
- ↑ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/little-nell-and-her-grandfather-71810
Bibliography
edit- Amor, Anne Clark. William Holman Hunt: The True Pre-Raphaelite. Constable, 1989.
- Maas, Jeremy. Holman Hunt and the Light of the World. Scolar Press, 1984.
- Newall, Christopher. Pre-Raphaelites: Beauty and Rebellion. Liverpool University Press, 2016.
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