Journal / Visual Culture

Ford Madox Brown’s Favourite Things

Angela Thirlwell. For many years Ford Madox Brown’s life (1821-1893) was not a game. It was late nights, labour intensive brushstrokes, relentless industry, intellectual effort, no proper recognition, family deaths, and grinding money worries. But for a few glorious years during his mid-forties he enjoyed new exhuberance, a public profile, a healthier income and a … Continue reading »