The Haunted Manor
Artist: William Holman Hunt (English, 1827–1910)
Date: 1849
Medium: Oil paint on board
Collection: Tate Britain / National Gallery of British Art, London, United Kingdom
Description
Here we see golden light filter through trees, illuminating a stream cluttered with abandoned stones. The scene was painted on location in either Wimbledon Park in London, or near Hogsmil River in Ewell, Surrey. The artist was likely working side-by-side with fellow Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais. Both artists gave their landscapes a story by adding figures or, in this case, the ‘haunted manor’. Its windows reflect the evening sun as though they are ablaze. Hogsmil River also became the setting for Ophelia.
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