Ford Madox Brown

Ford Madox Brown
Self-portrait 1850
Born(1821-04-16)16 April 1821
Calais, France
Died6 October 1893(1893-10-06) (aged 72)
London, England
Resting placeSt Pancras and Islington Cemetery
NationalityBritish
Known forPainting
Notable workWork (painting)
The Last of England (painting)
MovementPre-Raphaelite
Spouses
Elizabeth Bromley
(m. 1841; died 1846)
Emily Hill
(m. 1853; died 1890)
Children5, 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.