Wild Roses
William Henry Hunt 1790 - 1864
Summary
A still life composition, painted in a highly naturalistic style, of scattered natural objects: the display includes the flowering stem of a wild rose in pink, a single blue egg placed in the right bottom corner, and a small number of ivy leaves at the right top corner; the background is of earth, pebbles and moss.
Object Name
Wild Roses
Creators Name
Date Created
1860 (circa)
Dimensions
Paper size: 15.4cm x 9.9cm
accession number
1920.604
Collection Group
Place of creation
England
Support
Paper
Medium
watercolour
gouache
Credit
Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920
