British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859)
Synonyms: Hunt, James Henry Leigh Hunt Related Paintings of leigh hunt :. | Seascape, boats, ships and warships. 127 | The new toy | The young woman has red hair | Portrait of William Merritt Chase | Mrs George Swinton | Related Artists:
Jose Gutierrez De La VegaSpanish , 1791-1865
Arthur hacker,R.A.1858-1919
was an English classicist painter. Born in London in 1858, Hacker was the son of Edward Hacker, a line engraver specialising in animal and sporting prints (who was also for many years the official Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths for Kentish Town in the St Pancras registration district, north London). In his art he was most known for painting religious scenes and portraits, and his art was also influenced by his extensive travels in Spain and North Africa. He studied at the Royal Academy between 1867 and 1880, and at the Atelier Bonnat in Paris. He was twice exhibited at the Royal Academy, in 1878 and 1910, and was elected an Academician in 1910. In 1894 he was the subject of a bust by Edward Onslow Ford. An original portrait by Hacker of Sir Alfred Keogh by hangs in the RAMC HQ Mess at Millbank, London. He died in London on November 12, 1919. In 1902,
Samuel Kiss1780-1819 Hungarian Samuel Kiss Gallery
