{"id":124,"date":"2019-10-21T05:01:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T05:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kathrinteh\/?p=124"},"modified":"2019-10-21T05:01:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T05:01:03","slug":"ford-madox-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/kathrinteh\/2019\/10\/21\/ford-madox-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Madox Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Despite being faced with adversity and negative criticism throughout his career, British painter Ford Madox Brown persevered to create many stunning works in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Originally corralled into a naval career, Brown sought to pursue his artistic endeavours rather than follow the path his father – member of the Royal Navy – had laid out for him. He decided to leave his home in London for Belgium to study art at 16 years old. This turned out to be a questionable career path, as he didn’t meet the level of success he was hoping for when returning to England. He entered many competitions for commissions – including one for the Palace of Westminster – but his entries were always declined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little did he know that opportunity would soon knock on his door, quite literally. The day Dante Gabriel Rossetti appeared at Brown’s home with entreaties to become his pupil, Brown entered the upper echelon of artists in England. With his newfound connections, Brown’s paintings were shown at the Royal Academy, though he ultimately decided to remove his works after a largely negative response. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is my favourite painting by Brown, titled Mauvais Sujet<\/strong>. I find the subject of this painting to be very alluring, almost intimate – especially due to the name “Mary”, inscribed on the desk. I haven’t seen any other paintings from this period with schoolchildren as their subject, so it caught my eye; her expression is also quite interesting. Though not appearing so (to me, at least), it’s painted with watercolours. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n