Background
Andrew Hunt was born in 1799 at Erdington, near Birmingham.
Andrew Hunt was born in 1799 at Erdington, near Birmingham.
Hunt learnt his skills under Samuel Lincolnshire (as did many). Andrew and Sarah had a number of children but only one son and they lost several children. Hunt was an active member at the Liverpool Academy.
Hunt exhibited regularly at the Academy and his work and he had three pictures at the Society of British Artists and two at the Royal Academy in the 1850s.
He died in 1861, two years after Cox, leaving over £50,000. "'The North Shore or Estuary of the River Mersey. is at the Walker Gallery in Liverpool.
Children Playing at Jink-Stones
The Butterfly Hunt.