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Artists›Ford Madox Brown

Ford Madox Brown

1821–1893

WA-00016966

Calais, France

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ319843

MoMA

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Masters of British Painting, 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1956

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Ai Generated· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/8455
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art Tate

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Artworks (49)

The Bridgewater Canal

1890 · Ink on paper

support: 113 x 177 mm mount: 279 x 406 x 6 mm

Tate

Study of the Tow-Path on the Bridgewater Canal

1890 · Graphite on paper

support: 96 x 173 mm mount: 279 x 405 x 5 mm

Tate

Section of the Bridgewater Canal

1890 · Ink on paper

support: 112 x 177 mm mount: 277 x 406 x 6 mm

Tate

A Barge on the Bridgewater Canal

1890 · Graphite on paper

support: 96 x 173 mm mount: 280 x 406 x 5 mm

Tate

Study for ‘John Kay’

1889 · Graphite on paper

support: 179 x 256 mm mount: 279 x 405 x 5 mm

Tate

Sheepshearing

1887 · Ink and graphite on paper

support: 241 x 279 mm

Tate

Platt Lane

1884 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 264 x 401 mm frame: 444 x 575 x 33 mm

Tate

Elijah and the Widow’s Son, engraved by the Dalziel Brothers

1881 · Print on paper

image: 229 x 149 mm

Tate

Arkwright’s Mill

1881 · Graphite on paper

support: 133 x 216 mm

Tate

Arkwright’s Mill

1878 · Graphite on paper

support: 140 x 229 mm

Tate

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The Convalescent (A Portrait of the Artist's Wife)

1872 · Pastel

Sheet: 18 3/8 × 17 3/8 in. (46.7 × 44.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

David and Goliath, Cartoon for Stained Glass Window at Jesus College, Cambridge

1872 · gray-black and brown-black charcoal, and graphite on light- to medium-weight Japanese paper

Sheet: 52 x 41.7 cm (20 1/2 x 16 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Convalescent (A Portrait of the Artist's Wife)

1872 · Pastel

Sheet: 18 3/8 × 17 3/8 in. (46.7 × 44.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Coat of Many Colours

1867 · Watercolour and gouache on paper

support: 305 x 305 mm

Tate

Sussex Corner Chair

1865 · Ebonized oak and rush seat

27 3/4 x 22 x 22" (70.5 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Death of Eglon, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

1865 · Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card

Image: 5 15/16 × 7 5/16 in. (15.1 × 18.6 cm) India sheet: 8 1/16 × 9 3/8 in. (20.4 × 23.8 cm) Mount: 16 7/16 in. × 12 15/16 in. (41.8 × 32.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Elijah and the Widow's Son, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

1865 · Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card

Image: 9 in. × 5 13/16 in. (22.8 × 14.7 cm) India sheet: 10 15/16 × 7 11/16 in. (27.8 × 19.6 cm) Mount: 16 7/16 in. × 12 15/16 in. (41.8 × 32.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

King René‘s Honeymoon

1864 · Graphite, watercolour, gouache and gum arabic on card

support: 276 x 186 mm

Tate

The Last of England

1864 · Watercolour on paper

support: 356 x 330 mm

Tate

Joseph's Coat, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

1864 · Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card

Image: 6 15/16 × 6 3/4 in. (17.7 × 17.2 cm) India sheet: 9 5/16 × 8 13/16 in. (23.7 × 22.4 cm) Mount: 16 7/16 in. × 12 15/16 in. (41.8 × 32.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mauvais Sujet

1863 · Watercolour on paper

support: 232 x 210 mm

Tate

Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet

1857 · Watercolour on paper

support: 394 x 448 mm

Tate

Stages of Cruelty

1856 · Watercolour on paper

support: 143 x 121 mm

Tate

Chaucer at the Court of Edward III

1856 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1232 x 991 mm frame: 1490 x 1263 x 115 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (5)

49 published of 50 catalogued · 49 with image

Tate
39 published39 img
The Met
5 published4 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published2 img
Nga
2 published2 img
MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

David and Goliath, Cartoon for Stained Glass Window at Jesus College, Cambridge
1872 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet
1857 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sheepshearing
1887 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Study of the Tow-Path on the Bridgewater Canal
1890 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Study for ‘Southend’
— · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Mauvais Sujet
1863 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Chaucer at the Court of Edward III
1856 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Arkwright’s Mill
1878 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Bridgewater Canal
1890 · Tate · 1 prov
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Cathy Madox Brown at the Age of Three
1853 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

David and Goliath, Cartoon for Stained Glass Window at Jesus College, Cambridge (1872)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cordelia Parting from her Sisters (1854)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art Tate

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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National Gallery of Art

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Masters of British Painting, 1800�1950

New York · 1956