Ford Madox Brown

Ford Madox Brown 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.

16 April 1821

Born on the same birth day (16 April): Barrie Unsworth • Billy Minter • Charlotta Sörenstam • David Holford • Fred Root • Germaine Guèvremont • John Harvey-Jones • Marié Digby • Michalis Dorizas • Rafael Benítez • Roy Hamilton • Taye Taiwo • Vince Hill

Born in the same month (April 1821): Charles Baudelaire • Linus Yale Jr.