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‘Take your Son, Sir’

‘Take your Son, Sir’

Ford Madox Brown

1851

Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: support: 705 x 381 mm frame: 874 x 550 x 50 mm
Museum: Tate

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Lear and Cordelia

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Study of F.G. Stephens for ‘Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet’. Verso: A Head Crowned with Laurels

Study of F.G. Stephens for ‘Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet’. Verso: A Head Crowned with Laurels

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King René‘s Honeymoon

King René‘s Honeymoon

Ford Madox Brown, 1864

Stages of Cruelty

Stages of Cruelty

Ford Madox Brown, 1856

The Hayfield

The Hayfield

Ford Madox Brown, 1855

King René‘s Honeymoon

King René‘s Honeymoon

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Sketch for ‘Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet’

Sketch for ‘Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet’

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Section of the Bridgewater Canal

Section of the Bridgewater Canal

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Design for Badge for Gillum’s Homes

Design for Badge for Gillum’s Homes

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Study for ‘Southend’

Study for ‘Southend’

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‘Take your Son, Sir’ by Ford Madox Brown — VisualArtsDB