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Collection of studies and household account book

Artist: Ford Madox Brown (1821 - 1893)

Location: Walker Art Gallery

Date: 1847 - 1873

Materials: pencil crayon pastel watercolour gouache

Grant:

Amount Paid: £11,950 (Total: £47,800)

Vendor: Lady Stow Hill

Review number: 3129 (1985)

Provenance:
Cathy Madox Brown; by descent to Frank Soskice. Lady Stow Hill.

Description:
Collection of drawings of the artist's family, including studies for oil paintings. 12 works in total: 1) Lucy Madox Brown as a Child; 2) Self-Portrait (illustrated here); 3) Study of Emma as Baby Catherine for 'Baa Lambs'; 4) Catherine Madox Brown as a Child in a Bib; 5) Oliver Madox Brown as a Baby; 6) Arthur Gabriel Madox Brown as a Baby; 7) Arthur Gabriel Madox Brown as a Baby: Study for Baby in 'Work'; 8) Study of Emma Madox Brown for the Lady in 'Work'; 9) Design for 'Lohengrin' Piano; 10) St Oswald receiving St Aidan. Also a household account book, 1861-72 and January 1875.

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