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Untitled

Blanche F Hunter

1893

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Late 19th Century

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1893 paint by Blanche F Hunter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Blanche F Hunter
When & what style?: 1893 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting is titled Untitled, created by Blanche F Hunter in 1893. It's a painting made to accompany a restored fragment of embroidered silk. The painting was commissioned to show how the original pattern would have looked if it were complete. It was made to imitate the texture of threads and stitches. To learn more about the style and technique used in this painting, look up the movement: Impressionism, Realism.

The story of this work

Overview

A fragment of silk embroidery from a 13th-century coronation robe was mounted on cardboard in 1893 and accompanied by a watercolour painting by Blanche F Hunter, which reproduces the original pattern’s texture and appearance.

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About the artist

Artist

Blanche F Hunter

Blanche F. Hunter made religious drawings and small paintings in the late 1800s. Her 1904 drawing *Adoration of the Eternal Father* shows delicate lines and soft shading around a central figure. She also left two…

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