{"title":"Hunter, Lucy (fl.1870s)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLucy Hunter was the daughter of Matthew Dysart Hunter (1803–1869) of Anton's Hill near Leitholm in rural Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders. Matthew Dysart Hunter inherited Anton's Hill from his mother, Jean Dickson (d.1845). Anton's Hill House was designed for the Dicksons in the 1830s by the leading Scottish architect William Burns. Matthew's father was General Sir Martin Hunter GCH GCMG (1757–1846), of Medomsley, Co. Durham, who saw action in the American Revolutionary War before serving in India. On his return he served as Governor of Stirling Castle from 1832 to his death. Matthew Dysart Hunter spent time as a merchant in Sydney, Australia, before himself settling at Anton's Hill with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lucy-hunter-anton-s-hill-house-berwickshire-scottish-borders-original-1874-watercolour-painting-kc-683","title":"Lucy Hunter, Anton’s Hill House, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders – 1874 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1874 watercolour painting – Lucy Hunter, Anton’s Hill House, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charming watercolour by a member of the Hunter family of Anton's Hill, Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painting shows an informal 'back view of Anton's Hill', the Hunter family residence near Leitholm. The artist, Lucy Hunter, was the daughter of Matthew Dysart Hunter (1803–1869), who inherited Anton's Hill from his mother, Jean Dickson (d.1845). Anton's Hill House was designed for the Dicksons in the 1830s by the leading Scottish architect William Burns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a partial graphite sketch on the verso.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948571095369,"sku":"KC-683","price":72.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kc-683.jpg?v=1757941796"},{"product_id":"lucy-hunter-child-portrait-antons-hill-scottish-borders-original-1876-watercolour-painting-kc-938","title":"Lucy Hunter, Child Portrait, Anton's Hill, Scottish Borders – 1876 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1876 watercolour painting – Lucy Hunter, Child Portrait, Anton's Hill, Scottish Borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charming watercolour by a member of the Hunter family of Anton's Hill, Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with graphite underdrawing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53629718692169,"sku":"KC-938","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KC-938.jpg?v=1767876968"}],"url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/it\/collections\/hunter-lucy-fl-1870s.oembed","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}