Our English Coasts, 1852 (`Strayed Sheep')

William Holman Hunt was an English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings are notable for their great attention to detail, vivid color, and elaborate symbolism. 

The location shown in this painting is the Lovers' Seat, an idyllic spot at Fairlight Glen near Hastings in Sussex, England. Hunt labored here from mid-August to December 1852, enduring rain, wind, and bitter cold to master his view. Despite the changes in weather, the painting seems a credible replication of a particular illuminated moment. The colors used to convey light are daringly juxtaposed to intensify the clarity of every surface, a method that astounded audiences on both sides of the Channel.

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