Charles Hunt, Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii

Charles Hunt

British · 1803–1877 · Painter, Printmaker

Charles Hunt was an English painter. He is known for having painted both historical subjects as well as humorous paintings, especially ones with naughty children. (Wikipedia)

14lots offered2007–2024years recorded80%sold (8)$207Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Portrait of a Drummer BoyBrunk Auctions · $1,000≈ £783≈ €920Sign up to see
  2. Charles Hunt, Children Playing in the Countryside, Oil on canvasChildren Playing in the CountrysideClarke Auction Gallery · $900≈ £735≈ €840Sign up to see
  3. Charles Hunt, Children Picking Flowers, Oil on CanvasChildren Picking FlowersClarke Auction Gallery · $475≈ £309≈ €418Sign up to see

Charles Hunt’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (11 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Portrait of a Drummer Boy
Brunk Auctions · Jun 6, 2024
$1,000Sign up free to see
Charles Hunt, Untitled, oil on canvas 49.5 x 72.5cm
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 26, 2023
£480Sign up free to see
Charles Hunt, Steeplechase in Worchester 1856, 1856, Aquatint, paper
Steeplechase in Worchester 1856, 1856
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Mar 30, 2023
CZK 3,000Sign up free to see
Charles Hunt, Steeplechase in Dublin 1856, Aquatint, paper
Steeplechase in Dublin 1856
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Mar 30, 2023
CZK 3,000Sign up free to see
Charles Hunt, Children Playing in the Countryside, Oil on canvas
Children Playing in the Countryside
Clarke Auction Gallery · Mar 19, 2023
$900Sign up free to see
Charles Hunt, Four Plates: The Meet, Breaking Cover, Full Cry, The Death, aquatint
Four Plates: The Meet, Breaking Cover, Full Cry, The Death
Olympia Auctions · Mar 28, 2018
£20Sign up free to see
Charles Hunt, Silvio - Winner of the Derby Stakes at Epsom 1877, 1877, Farbaquatinta, koloriert, auf Kupferdruckpapier
Silvio - Winner of the Derby Stakes at Epsom 1877, 1877
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Mar 25, 2017
€50Sign up free to see
Charles Hunt, Children Picking Flowers, Oil on Canvas
Children Picking Flowers
Clarke Auction Gallery · Oct 11, 2015
$475Sign up free to see
Charles Hunt, The Derby, 1848, Engraving with aquatint
The Derby, 1848
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 22, 2007
$275Sign up free to see
Charles Hunt, Racing Cracks by A. P. de Prades, London 1854, aquatint
Racing Cracks by A. P. de Prades, London 1854
Maison Bibelot · Dec 7, 2022
Charles Hunt, Silvio - Winner of the Derby Stakes at Epsom 1877, 1877, Farbaquatinta, koloriert, auf Kupferdruckpapier
Silvio - Winner of the Derby Stakes at Epsom 1877, 1877
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 17, 2016

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Charles Hunt, Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii
Children Acting the 'Play Scene' from "Hamlet," Act II, Scene ii1863
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
Charles Hunt, Royal Mails, Starting from the Post Office, Lombard Street
Royal Mails, Starting from the Post Office, Lombard Street
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Hunt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Charles Hunt, Grouse Shooting
Grouse Shooting1852
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Hunt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Charles Hunt, Mortar Battery at Woolwich
Mortar Battery at Woolwich
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Hunt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Charles Hunt, Coaching: The Brighton Day Mails, passing over Hookwood Common
Coaching: The Brighton Day Mails, passing over Hookwood Common1838
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Hunt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Charles Hunt, Harkaway
Harkaway1839
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Hunt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Charles Hunt, 'Satirist'. (with 'Coronation') Rode by W. Scott. / The Winner of the Great St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster 1841...
'Satirist'. (with 'Coronation') Rode by W. Scott. / The Winner of the Great St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster 1841...1841
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Hunt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Charles Hunt, 'Eclipse' / 'He was bred in 1764, by H.R.H. Wm. Cuke of Cumberland, got by Marsk, son of squirt, a son of Gartletts Childers, own brother to Flying Childers...
'Eclipse' / 'He was bred in 1764, by H.R.H. Wm. Cuke of Cumberland, got by Marsk, son of squirt, a son of Gartletts Childers, own brother to Flying Childers...1839
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Charles Hunt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Charles Hunt, Saint Albans Steeplechase
Saint Albans Steeplechase1837 · Aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe and William McCall…
Charles Hunt, Saint Albans Steeplechase
Saint Albans Steeplechase1837 · Aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe and William McCall…
Charles Hunt, Saint Albans Steeplechase
Saint Albans Steeplechase1837 · Aquatint on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles H. Schweppe and William McCall…
Charles Hunt, A View on the Highgate Road
A View on the Highgate Roadn.d. · Etching and aquatint, with hand coloring, on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. C. Schweppe — public domain (CC0)

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