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Nor did Hunt confine himself to oil painting.

He was prolific, working as a lithographer and sculptor as well.

From 1850 to 1877 the Vermont native was Boston's leading portrait and landscape painter ; there was a backlog of Brahmins clamoring to be painted by him.

Hunt is widely credited for having influenced the styles of Winslow Homer, Childe Hassam and John Joseph Enneking.

Hunt's signature lively brushwork, partly derived from study of contemporary European painting, marked a new phase in ' oil sketching ' that was carried on by Homer and others.

Other friends and associates included artist Frank Hill Smith.