Andrew Hunt

Andrew Hunt (1791–1861) was a British landscapist and teacher of drawing.

He was elected an associate of the Liverpool Academy in 1843, and a leading member in 1850. His landscapes were painted in oil mostly, and represent views in Cheshire or North Wales, with occasional diversions into Ireland.

He married Sarah Ann Sanderson of London, England on 13 October 1813 at St Bartholomew's Church in Edgbaston, a suburb of Birmingham, England. The couple went to reside at Liverpool where they had a large family, Alfred being his seventh child (and only surviving son), and all were to a greater or less extent practiced in drawing. One daughter, Maria, was well known as a painter of fruit and flower subjects.

The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool contains these 5 works by Andrew Hunt:

Sefton Mill and Church (1841) Cornfield With Figures Wallasey Pool from the Seacombe Shore (1840) Sefton Church The North Shore: Estuary of the Mersey

Andrew Hunt exhibited regularly at the Liverpool Academy where his landscapes were much admired, and three of his works were exhibited at the Society of British Artists and two at the Royal Academy in the 1850s. x. He maintained a friendship with artist David Cox the elder throughout his life.

He died on 22 July 1861 leaving over £50,000 (£3,020,850 in 2017 money). He was buried on 26 July 1861 at Toxteth Park Cemetery.

Legacy The North Shore or Estuary of the River Mersey is at the Walker Gallery in Liverpool. Children Playing at Jink-Stones The Butterfly Hunt

Several of his children and grandchildren became artists. Notably his son, Alfred William Hunt who is known for his watercolors and his granddaughter, Jessie Macgregor (-1919), who also has paintings in the Walker Gallery.