Diana Holman-Hunt
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Diana Holman-Hunt was an English
memoir
writer and art critic
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Holman-Hunt was the granddaughter of painter William Holman Hunt
, a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
in 1848. Her first marriage was to Villiers A'Court (Bill) Bergne, and her second to David Cuthbert. Her son Paul Bergne
was a leading British expert on Central Asia
. Her published books were:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
memoir
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
writer and art critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
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Holman-Hunt was the granddaughter of painter William Holman Hunt
William Holman Hunt
William Holman Hunt OM was an English painter, and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.-Biography:...
, a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of English painters, poets, and critics, founded in 1848 by William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti...
in 1848. Her first marriage was to Villiers A'Court (Bill) Bergne, and her second to David Cuthbert. Her son Paul Bergne
Paul Bergne
Alexander Paul A'Court Bergne was a British diplomat and noted historian of Central Asia. -Life:Bergne served as the British Ambassador to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan following the demise of the Soviet Union....
was a leading British expert on Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
. Her published books were:
- My Grandmothers and I (1960) - her unusual childhood with two eccentric grandmothers, both highly stationed in British society.
- My Grandfather, His Life and Loves (1969) - her grandfather William Holman HuntWilliam Holman HuntWilliam Holman Hunt OM was an English painter, and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.-Biography:...
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- Latin Among Lions (1974) - the ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an painter Álvaro GuevaraAlvaro GuevaraÁlvaro Guevara was a painter, based in London and loosely associated with the Bloomsbury set.He was born 13 July 1894 in Valparaíso, Chile.Guevara left Chile in 1909 and arrived in London on 1 January 1910. He attended Bradford Technical College, studying the cloth trade, but also spent two years...
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