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Ford Madox Brown

1821–1893

The Hayfield 1855–6
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18 artworks by Ford Madox Brown
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Biography

Ford Madox Brown (16 April 1821 – 6 October 1893) was a British painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Arguably, his most notable painting was Work (1852–1865). Brown spent the latter years of his life painting the twelve works known as The Manchester Murals, depicting Mancunian history, for Manchester Town Hall.

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Artworks

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  • Cathy Madox Brown at the Age of Three

    Ford Madox Brown
    1853
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  • Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet

    Ford Madox Brown
    1852–6
    On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art
  • Chaucer at the Court of Edward III

    Ford Madox Brown
    1856–68
    On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art
  • King René‘s Honeymoon

    Ford Madox Brown
    date not known
  • Sheepshearing

    Ford Madox Brown
    c.1887
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  • Studies for ‘Work’

    Ford Madox Brown
    1855
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  • Design for Badge for Gillum’s Homes

    Ford Madox Brown
    date not known
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  • Arkwright’s Mill

    Ford Madox Brown
    1878
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Artist as subject

  • Ford Madox Brown being Patronized by Holman Hunt

    Sir Max Beerbohm
    1916
  • Mr William Bell Scott Wondering What It is Those Fellows Seem to See in Gabriel

    Sir Max Beerbohm
    1916
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  • The Last of England

    Ford Madox Brown
    1864–6
  • The Hayfield

    Ford Madox Brown
    1855–6
    On display at Tate Britain part of Historic and Modern British Art

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    Details, Details: Ford Madox Brown’s Mauvais Sujet 1863

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