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Ford Madox Brown

1821 - 1893

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ford Madox Brown is the 822nd most popular painter (up from 849th in 2019), the 2,432nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,470th in 2019) and the 149th most popular French Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Ford Madox Brown ranks 822 out of 2,023. Before him are Gerrit Berckheyde, Wols, Robert Reid, Wu Daozi, James Gillray, and Henri Gervex. After him are Tina Blau, Marie Bracquemond, Konstantin Korovin, Vasily Polenov, Evelyn De Morgan, and Juan de Valdés Leal.

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Among people born in 1821, Ford Madox Brown ranks 34. Before him are Tuone Udaina, Rachel Félix, Ernst Engel, Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg, Henry Thomas Buckle, and Franz Doppler. After him are Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, Napoleon Sarony, Leon Pinsker, Gabriel García Moreno, John C. Breckinridge, and Mary Baker Eddy. Among people deceased in 1893, Ford Madox Brown ranks 27. Before him are Ferenc Erkel, Alfredo Catalani, George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, José Zorrilla, Heinrich Göbel, and Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. After him are Alexander Cunningham, George Tupou I, Jacob Moleschott, John O. Westwood, Rudolf Wolf, and William Smith.

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In France

Among people born in France, Ford Madox Brown ranks 2,432 out of 6,770. Before him are Étienne Jodelle (1532), Yvan Goll (1891), Claude Goudimel (1514), Pierre de Castelnau (1170), Saint Martial (300), and Henri Gervex (1852). After him are Eustace II, Count of Boulogne (1015), Germanus of Auxerre (378), Roger Peyrefitte (1907), Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (1821), Philippe Sollers (1936), and Raymonde de Laroche (1882).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, Ford Madox Brown ranks 149. Before him are Jean Metzinger (1883), Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686), Eugène Fromentin (1820), Jan Asselijn (1610), Louise Abbéma (1853), and Henri Gervex (1852). After him are Marie Bracquemond (1840), Christian Boltanski (1944), Carle Vernet (1758), Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700), Jean Fautrier (1898), and Jean François de Troy (1679).

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