A loose association of wealthy artists, including G.F. Watts, William Holman Hunt and Frederic Leighton, who established themselves in Holland Park, London, centred on Melbury Road and Holland Park Road. They lived in purpose-built red-brick studio houses, designed by prominent architects including Norman Shaw, George Aitchison, William Burges and Philip Webb. Show Sundays were held there, with studios opened up to the public, and these artists were treated as celebrities, appearing 'at home' in leading magazines of the day. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.
Artists featured in this Curation:
George Frederic Watts (1817–1904),
William Holman Hunt (1827–1910),
Frederic Leighton (1830–1896),
Valentine Cameron Prinsep (1838–1904),
Luke Fildes (1843–1927),
Marcus C. Stone (1840–1921),
Hamo Thornycroft (1850–1925),
Solomon Joseph Solomon (1860–1927),
Colin Hunter (1841–1904),
James Jebusa Shannon (1862–1923),
and 1 more
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Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898)
11 artworks
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G.F. Watts: Little Holland House and new Little Holland House, Melbury Road
Hope 1886
George Frederic Watts (1817–1904) (and assistants)
Oil on canvas
H 142.2 x W 111.8 cm
Tate
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William Holman Hunt: 18 Melbury Road
The Lady of Shalott c.1886–1905
William Holman Hunt (1827–1910)
Oil on panel
H 44.4 x W 34.1 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Frederic Leighton: 2 (now 12) Holland Park Road, later Leighton House Museum
The Music Lesson 1877
Frederic Leighton (1830–1896)
Oil on canvas
H 93 x W 95 cm
City of London Corporation
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Val Prinsep: 1 Holland Park Road
Unprofessional Beauty 1885
Valentine Cameron Prinsep (1838–1904)
Oil on canvas
H 91.4 x W 70.5 cm
Southwark Art Collection
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Luke Fildes: 11 (now 31) Melbury Road
Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward 1874
Luke Fildes (1843–1927)
Oil on canvas
H 137.1 x W 243.7 cm
Royal Holloway, University of London
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Marcus Stone: 8 Melbury Road
In Love 1888
Marcus C. Stone (1840–1921)
Oil on canvas
H 111.8 x W 167.7 cm
Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
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Mary, Thomas and Hamo Thornycroft: 2 and 4 Melbury Road
The Mower 1888
Hamo Thornycroft (1850–1925)
Bronze
H 170 x W 58 x D 28 cm
Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
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Solomon Joseph Solomon: 18 Holland Park Road
Samson c.1887
Solomon Joseph Solomon (1860–1927)
Oil on canvas
H 243.8 x W 365.8 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Colin Hunter: 14 Melbury Road
The Burial of the MacDonalds 1892
Colin Hunter (1841–1904)
Oil on canvas
H 116.8 x W 212.1 cm
Perth & Kinross Council
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James Jebusa Shannon: 10 and 10a Holland Park Road
Reverie 1898
James Jebusa Shannon (1862–1923)
Oil on canvas
H 128.5 x W 102.3 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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William Burges: 9 (now 29) Melbury Road
William Burges in Bed 1881
Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898)
Graphite on paper
H 12.5 x W 11.9 cm
The Higgins Bedford