Children in Aldenham Church

William Henry Hunt (1790 - 1864)

Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

circa 1820

William Henry Hunt was an important artist in the 19th-century development of English watercolour painting and a member of the Monro Circle of artists patronised in Bushey by Dr Thomas Monro. This architectural study is a historic record of Aldenham Church as it depicts the interior prior to the removal of the box pews during late 19th-century alterations and clearly shows the 14th-century nave, pulpit and gallery with glimpses into the aisles and the 13th-century chancel. Dr Monro commissioned from Hunt a series of drawings and watercolours of scenes in Bushey and the neighbourhood and this work is a finely detailed example of the resulting reed pen drawings with watercolour.

• Medium: watercolour over pen & pencil
• Dimensions: 44 x 32cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1080 ( Total: £4,322)
• ArtFunded in: 2006
• Vendor: Sotheby's

Provenance

Private collection; Sotheby's, 2006.

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