Ford Madox Brown | |
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![]() Self-portrait 1850 | |
Born | Calais, France | 16 April 1821
Died | 6 October 1893 London, England | (aged 72)
Resting place | St Pancras and Islington Cemetery |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | Work (painting) The Last of England (painting) |
Movement | Pre-Raphaelite |
Spouses | Elizabeth Bromley
(m. 1841; died 1846)Emily Hill
(m. 1853; died 1890) |
Children | 5, including Lucy Madox Brown and Catherine Madox Brown |
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.