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A poet and essayist best known for his promotion of younger writers such as Keats and Shelley. In 1808, he established a political periodical called the Examiner. Celebrated for its reformist line, the Examiner also promoted the work of Keats, Shelley, Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt. It deliberately antagonised the government and in 1812, Hunt and his brother John were sentenced for an article criticizing the Prince Regent. It continued in production from their prison cells, but lost momentum after their release. In 1822, Leigh Hunt travelled to Italy with Shelley and Byron and founded a radical journal called The Liberal. The essayist and poet Leigh Hunt was the editor of a number of literary periodicals, including The Examiner, in which he published the works of Keats and Shelley, then little known.
Title
James Henry Leigh Hunt
Date
c.1837
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 111.8 x W 90.5 cm
Accession number
2508
Acquisition method
Given by the widow of the sitter's great-grandson, Mrs M. E. Leigh Hunt, 1931
Work type
Painting
National Portrait Gallery, London
St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England
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