1. Our English Coasts (Strayed Sheep) William Holman Hunt Our English Coasts (Strayed Sheep) William Holman Hunt by Claire Davis

2. Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep)

3. William Hunt Biography Born April 2, 1827 /died Sept. 7, 1910 He formed the Pre- Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Millais His works were initially not successful but later became famous for his religious paintings Self Portrait

4. His paintings were know for great attention to detail, vivid color, and elaborate symbolism These features were influenced by the writings of John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle, according to whom the world should be read as a system of visual signs. Hunt felt it was the duty of the artist to reveal the correspondence between sign and fact. Out of all the members of the Pre- Raphaelite Brotherhood, Hunt remained most true to their ideals throughout his career.

5. Our English Coasts, 1852 (Strayed Sheep)

6. Our English Coasts (Possible satire) The painting of a herd of endangered sheep on a cliff near Hastings combines religious and political satire with a realistic technique From this vantage point, Hunt either could be mocking those who thought that a country with such bulwarks were defenseless, or, could be satirizing political and religious leadership which allowed the masses to stray into such danger

7. The vulnerability of the sheep represents the dangers associated with religious sectarianism, and the even more pressing threat of invasion from foreign forces – both great concerns at the time this picture was painted. Some thought the sheep were symbolic of men unknowingly at the brink of danger The Sheep as Symbols

8. The Coastline Symbol The painting is located on the coast or bulwark. This by some was considered a not well protected and vulnerable part of the country. The name was changed from Our English Coast to Strayed Sheep to take emphasis off of this fact.

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