Brown, Ford Madox, 1821–93, English historical painter, b. Calais, France. Although closely affiliated with the Pre-Raphaelites in London, he never joined the brotherhood. Examples of his paintings are Work (1852–63; Manchester Art Gall.); The Last of England (1855; Birmingham Gall.); and his series of 12 frescoes in the town hall of Manchester, depicting the history of that city. He was the grandfather of Ford Madox Ford.

Brown, Ford Madox

(born April 16, 1821, Calais, Fr.—died Oct. 6, 1893, London, Eng.) British painter. He studied in Bruges, Antwerp, Paris, and Rome. In Italy (1845) he met Peter von Cornelius, a member of the Nazarenes, who influenced his palette and style. His use of brilliant colour, meticulous handling, and taste for literary subjects had a strong effect on the Pre-Raphaelites, most notably Dante Gabriel Rossetti. His most famous paintings are The Last of England (1852–55), a poignant tribute to emigration, and Work (1852–63), a Victorian social commentary. In 1861 he became a founding member of William Morris's company, for which he designed stained glass and furniture.

Brown, Ford Madox

Born Apr. 16, 1821, in Calais; died Oct. 6, 1893, in London. English painter.

Brown studied in Belgium. His historical and religious compositions, which influenced the Pre-Raphaelites, are of a romantic moralizing character and are distinguished by explicitness of detail and sharpness of color (Christ Washing Peter’s Feet, 1852, Tate Gallery, London; paintings on the history of Manchester, 1873-93, Town Hall, Manchester). Brown’s paintings The Last of England (1852-55, Birmingham Art Gallery) and Work (1852-65, Manchester Art Gallery), in which laborers are juxtaposed with the idle rich, were inspired by his social Utopian views.

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