William Michael Hartnett Cross Stitch Kits & Patterns ⁽⁶⁾

William Michael Harnett (1848–1892) was the master of American trompe l'oeil — "fool the eye" — still life painting. Born in Ireland and raised in Philadelphia, he trained as an engraver before turning to painting, and became famous for compositions so convincing that viewers reached out to touch them: battered violins and sheet music, worn books, pipes, mugs and newspapers, each object rendered with astonishing texture and light.

Harnett's work was hugely popular with the public, but after his death it fell out of fashion until it was rediscovered in the 1930s. Today he is recognised as one of the great figures of American still life painting.

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