Correspondence of Ford Madox Brown, 1868-1890 (bulk 1874).

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Correspondence of Ford Madox Brown, 1868-1890 (bulk 1874).

The collection contains sixty-three pieces of correspondence, the majority of which are addressed to Brown or his wife, Emma Hill Brown. Although the correspondence spans a twenty-two year period, the vast majority of the letters were written within November and December of 1874. The Brown's only son, Oliver Madox Brown, passed away in 1874 at the age of nineteen, and the majority of the correspondence relates to his passing and the family's grief over his loss.

63 pieces.1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8307233

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Brown, Oliver Madox, 1855-1874

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Marston, Philip Bourke, 1850-1887

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Stephens, Frederic George, 1828-1907

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Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907

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Boyce, George Price, 1826-1897

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Brown, Ford Madox, 1821-1893

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English painter. From the description of Autograph note signed : London, to an unidentified recipient, 1883 Dec. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870434 Ford Madox Brown, British painter and designer. Brown was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement and exhibited several paintings inspired by scenes from Byron's works. The letter is tipped in to the manuscript album: Fifty-nine autograph letters to William Allingham; shelved under "Allingham" with bound manuscript ...

Hake, Thomas Gordon, 1809-1895

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Brown, Emma Hill

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Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894

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English-Italian poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hastings, to Miss Howitt, [1864 Dec. 26?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270657751 Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) was an English poet. From the description of Sirs, ye are brethren, 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 365128412 Christina Georgina Rossetti, English poet. From the description of [Letter and poem] / Christian G. Rossetti. [1876] (Smith College). W...

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882

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Rossetti, Lucy Madox Brown, 1843-1894

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