Person    | Male  Born 15/11/1830  Died 3/5/1896

Alfred William Hunt

Categories: Art, Benefactor, Poetry

Alfred William Hunt

Born Bold Street, Liverpool. Son of the painter William Henry Hunt. Poet and landscape painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He won the Newdigate Prize in 1851 for his poem ‘Nineveh’. He became deputy president of the Society of Painters in Water Colours. His daughter, Violet, was Ford Madox Ford's lover. Died Tor Gardens, London.

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Rossetti fountain

Unveiled by William Holman Hunt. There must have been a committee to erect th...

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Robert Edward Ryder, VC

Robert Edward Ryder, VC

In 2009 we were contacted by Alexander Ferguson Moran (Fergus), saying his granddaughter’s husband’s great grandfather was Robert Ryder, VC.  Fergus could not easily get to London to investigate th...

Person, Art, Artists' Model

War served, WW1
2 memorials
foundation of the Barbican Arts Centre

foundation of the Barbican Arts Centre

1971 - Construction work begins with an estimate of 6 years to completion. 1982 - Barbican opened by The Queen. Londonist have found a map that shows the Barbican overlaid on top of the old street...

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1 memorial
William Hogarth

William Hogarth

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Person, Art, Seriously Famous

12 memorials
Ted Low

Ted Low

Graphic designer. BA from Goldsmiths, BSc from Brighton.

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1 memorial
Guido Reni

Guido Reni

Italian painter.

Person, Art, Italy

1 memorial