Study of a Sleeping Cat, 1850-1910
Artist: William Holman Hunt
Presented by the Friends of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery, 1985.
William Holman Hunt was an English painter known for his Pre-Raphaelite style. His work "Study of a sleeping cat" is a small sketch of a sleeping cat. It is a simple and intimate scene, and Hunt has used precise lines and subtle colours to show the shape of the cat. It is a unique and poignant work that shows how Hunt saw the beauty of nature even in something as simple as a sleeping cat.
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