Biography of William Holman-Hunt 1827-1910
On or before 28 Oct 1816 Margaret Calder was born to Joseph Calder of Burnhouse and Elizabeth Waugh. Not known whether Elizabeth Waugh was related to the two Waugh sisters [his future wife] Fanny Waugh and [his future wife] Marion Edith Waugh who married William Holman-Hunt, or their other sister Alice Gertrude Waugh who married Thomas Woolner.
On 02 Apr 1827 William Holman-Hunt was born to William Hunt (age 27) and Sarah Hobman (age 29) at 41 Lifford Street or Love Lane [Map]. Originally William Hobman Hunt he changed his name when he discovered it had been erroneously entered at his baptism on 10 Apr 1827 at the St Giles without Cripplegate Church [Map].
William Hunt: In 1800 he was born. In 1856 William Hunt (age 56) died.
Sarah Hobman: In 1798 she was born to William Hobman of Rotherhithe. In 1884 Sarah Hobman (age 86) died.
Around 1840 John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 10) became the youngest student to enter the Royal Academy schools where he met William Holman-Hunt (age 12) and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 11) with whom he later formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
In Sep 1847 the Pre-Raphealite Brotherhood was formed at 7 Gower Street, Camden [Map], the home of John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 18). The founder members included brothers Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 19) and William Michael Rossetti (age 17), and William Holman-Hunt (age 20), John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 18) and Thomas Woolner (age 21).
1851. William Holman-Hunt (age 23). "Rienzi vowing to obtain Justice for the Death of his Young Brother, slain in a Skirmish between the Colonna and the Orsini Factions". Note the initials PRB bottom right under his name. From the 1835 novel Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes, by Bulwer Lytton, about Cola di Rienzi (1313-1354), a papal notary who led a popular uprising in Rome.
1851. Letter from Charles Allston Collins (age 22) to William Holman-Hunt (age 23) regarding the picture "Convent Thoughts".
1851. Letter from Charles Allston Collins (age 22) to William Holman-Hunt (age 23) regarding the picture "Convent Thoughts".
1851. William Holman-Hunt (age 23). "A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids".
1851. William Holman-Hunt (age 23). "The Hireling Shepherd".
1851. William Holman-Hunt (age 23). "Valentine rescuing Sylvia from Proteus". Two Gentlemen of Verona Act Five Scene 4.
Proteus: Calendars. Proteus. Valentine!
30 Mar 1851. Census. 5 Propsect Place.
William Holman-Hunt (age 23). 22. Historical Painter.
1852. William Holman-Hunt (age 24). "Our English Coasts" aka "Strayed Sheep".
1853. William Holman-Hunt (age 25). Portrait of John Everett Millais 1st Baronet (age 23).
1853. William Holman-Hunt (age 25). "The Light of the World".
1853. William Holman-Hunt (age 25). "Awakening Conscience". A mistress realises the undesirability of her actions. Note the absence of a wedding ring on her finger. Hunt hired a room at 7 Alpha Place, a "maison de convenance" to complete the painting. The painting has many symbols: the cat toying with the broken-winged bird under the table symbolises the woman's plight, a man's discarded glove warns that the likely fate of a cast-off mistress was prostitution, a tangled skein of yarn on the floor symbolises the web in which the girl is entrapped. The frame, designed by Hunt, also contains various symbolic emblems; the bells and marigolds stand for warning and sorrow, the star is a sign of spiritual revelation. [Source. Tate]. The model is Annie Miller (age 18).
1853. William Holman-Hunt (age 25). Portrait of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (age 24).
1854 to 1855. William Holman-Hunt (age 26). "The Scapegoat".
1854 to 1856. William Holman-Hunt (age 26). "The Lantern Maker's Shop".
In 1856 [his father] William Hunt (age 56) died.
Before 28 Dec 1865 William Holman-Hunt (age 38) and Annie Miller (age 30) were engaged. He subsequently broke it off.
On 28 Dec 1865 William Holman-Hunt (age 38) and Fanny Waugh (age 32) were married at Christ Church Paddington. William Michael Rossetti (age 36) and Emil Waugh were witnesses. He would, ten years later, marry her younger sister Marion Edith Waugh (age 18); an example of Married to Two Siblings.
Marion Edith Waugh: In 1847 she was born to George Waugh. On Nov 1875 William Holman-Hunt (age 48) and Marion Edith Waugh (age 28) were married at Neuchâtel, Switzerland since marrying your late wife's sister was illegal in England - see 1835 Marriage Act. She his first wife's younger sister contrary to English Law; an example of Married to Two Siblings. His brother-in-law Thomas Woolner (age 49) considered the marriage immoral; they never spoke again.
In 1866 [his son] Cyril Hunt was born to William Holman-Hunt (age 38) and [his wife] Fanny Waugh (age 33). It is likely that this birth is the one that caused the death of his mother since she and William Holman-Hunt has only been married one year.
1866. William Holman-Hunt (age 38). "Il Dolce far Niente" aka "The Sweetness of Nothing(?)". Model Annie Miller (age 31).
1866. William Holman-Hunt (age 38). Portrait of his wife [his wife] Fanny Waugh (age 33).
1866. William Holman-Hunt (age 38). "The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple".
In Dec 1866 [his wife] Fanny Waugh (age 33) died in childbirth. She was buried at the English Cemetery next to Elizabeth Barrett Browning in a tomb sculpted by her husband William Holman-Hunt (age 39).
1867. William Holman-Hunt (age 39). Self-Portrait.
1868. William Holman-Hunt (age 40). "Isabella, or the Pot of Basil" from the Keats Poem "Isabella and the Pot of Basil" from the Decameron Day Four Story Five. Model Annie Miller (age 33) and/or [his former wife] Fanny Waugh although she, Fanny, died in 1866.
1870 to 1873. William Holman-Hunt (age 42). "The Shadow of Death".
On Nov 1875 William Holman-Hunt (age 48) and Marion Edith Waugh (age 28) were married at Neuchâtel, Switzerland since marrying your late wife's sister was illegal in England - see 1835 Marriage Act. She his first wife's younger sister contrary to English Law; an example of Married to Two Siblings. His brother-in-law Thomas Woolner (age 49) considered the marriage immoral; they never spoke again.
In 1878 [his daughter] Gladys Hunt was born to William Holman-Hunt (age 50) and [his wife] Marion Edith Waugh (age 31) at Jerusalem.
On 06 May 1879 [his son] Hilary Lushington Hunt was born to William Holman-Hunt (age 52) and [his wife] Marion Edith Waugh (age 32) at 2 Warwick Gardens.
03 Apr 1881. Census. 2 Warwick Gardens
William Holman-Hunt (age 54). Head. 54. Artist.
[his wife] Marion Edith Waugh (age 34). Wife. 34.
[his daughter] Gladys Hunt (age 3). Daughter. 4.
[his son] Hilary Lushington Hunt (age 1). Son. 1.
Mary A Ottaway. 42. Nurse.
Josephine M Murphy. 23. Housemaid.
Ada M Clemens. 23. Nurse.
Annie Burton. 26. Cook.
Gladys Hunt: In 1878 she was born to William Holman-Hunt (age 50) and Marion Edith Waugh (age 31) at Jerusalem.
Hilary Lushington Hunt: On 06 May 1879 he was born to William Holman-Hunt (age 52) and Marion Edith Waugh (age 32) at 2 Warwick Gardens.
In 1884 [his mother] Sarah Hobman (age 86) died.
1884. William Holman-Hunt (age 56). "Amaryllis".
1890. William Holman-Hunt (age 62). "May Morning on Magdalen Tower".
05 Apr 1891. Census. Draycott Lodge
William Holman-Hunt (age 64). Head. 64. Artist of figure and landscape. Sculp.
[his wife] Marion Edith Waugh (age 44). Wife. 44.
[his daughter] Gladys Hunt (age 13). Daughter. 14. School Girl.
[his son] Hilary Lushington Hunt (age 11). Son. 11. School Boy.
Edith Spark. 24. Governess.
Mary A Ottaway. 53. Nurse.
Eugenie P A Bassel. 17. Housemaid.
Ella A Rich. 31. Cook.
Ann Butler. 63. Servant
Richard Butler. 60. Servant.
1892 to 1899. William Holman-Hunt (age 64). "The Miracle of the Holy Fire".
31 Mar 1901. Census. Draycott Lodge
William Holman-Hunt (age 73). Head. 73. Artist and Sculptor crossed out. Painter.
[his wife] Marion Edith Waugh (age 54). Wife. 54.
[his son] Cyril Hunt (age 35). Son. 34. Tea Planter.
Florence Venney. Servant. 16. Under-housemaid.
Margaret Murdock. Servant. 37. Cook.
Cyril Hunt: In 1866 he was born to William Holman-Hunt (age 38) and Fanny Waugh (age 33). It is likely that this birth is the one that caused the death of his mother since she and William Holman-Hunt has only been married one year.
1905. William Holman-Hunt (age 77) assisted by Edward Robert Hughes (age 53). "The Lady of Shalott. Part 3 Stanza 5: "Out flew the web and floated wide; The mirror crack'd from side to side".
1909. Harold Speed (age 36). Portrait of William Holman-Hunt (age 81).
On 07 Sep 1910 William Holman-Hunt (age 83) died. He was buried at St Paul's Cathedral [Map].
Father: William Hunt
GrandFather: William Hobman of Rotherhithe
Mother: Sarah Hobman
