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In 1863 Brown was commissioned by the Brothers Dalziel to produce three illustrations for a Bible to which many other famous artists of the day were also contributing. This story of a mother whose son is raised from the dead by the prophet Elijah was one of the subjects selected by Brown from a list of possible themes submitted to him by the Brothers.Having designed the illustration 'Elijah and the Widow's Son' Brown worked up the composition into three paintings. The dealer Gambart bought a small watercolour version, which he later sold to Frederick Leyland (present owner unknown). Frederick Craven of Manchester, a watercolour collector, commissioned a larger version in 1868 (V&A). The painting in the Birmingham collection is the only one in oil and was commissioned in 1864 by a Brighton wine merchant, James Trist, for 100gns. Trist was so pleased with it that he later sent Brown a case of wine. LM
- Presented by Sir John T Middlemore, Bt., 1912.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
Association |
Artist |
Organisation |
Artist |
Ford Madox Brown |
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Inscriptions
Type |
Position(s) |
Method |
Date(s) |
Notes |
FMB/64 |
Monogram |
middle right |
Painted |
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Exhibitions
Catalogue No. |
Venue |
Date(s) |
The Exhibition of Work, and Other Paintings by Ford Madox Brown |
33 |
191, Piccadilly, London |
1865 - 1865 |
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Exhibition of the Works of Ford Madox Brown |
15 (?) |
Grafton Galleries, London |
1897 - 1897 |
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- |
- |
Brussels |
1897 - 1897 |
- |
Baden-Baden |
1973 - 1973 |
- |
Frankfurt |
1973 - 1974 |
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Pictures from Birmingham by British Artists |
39 |
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth |
1956 - 1956 |
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Pre-Raphaelite Art |
8 |
National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
1962-03 - 1962-03 |
8 |
Western Australian Art Gallery, Perth |
1962-04 - 1962-05 |
8 |
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart |
1962-06 - 1962-07 |
8 |
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
1962-07 - 1962-08 |
8 |
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane |
1962-08 - 1962-09 |
8 |
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
1962-10 - 1962-10 |
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The Bible in Art |
38 |
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, Bournemouth |
1963 - 1963 |
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- |
- |
Brussels |
1897 - 1897 |
- |
Baden-Baden |
1973 - 1973 |
- |
Frankfurt |
1973 - 1974 |
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The Pre-Raphaelites |
127 |
Tate, London |
1984 - 1984 |
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Visions of Love and Life |
75 |
Seattle Art Museum |
1995-03-09 - 1995-05-07 |
75 |
Cleveland Museum of Art |
1995-05-27 - 1995-07-16 |
75 |
Delaware Art Museum |
1995-08-11 - 1995-10-15 |
75 |
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
1995-11-04 - 1996-01-02 |
75 |
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia |
1996-01-23 - 1996-04-10 |
75 |
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery |
1996-05-26 - 1996-09-29 |
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Ford Madox Brown: The Unofficial Pre-Raphaelite |
42 |
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery |
2008-08-27 - 2008-12-14 |
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Literature
Author(s) |
Date(s) |
Publisher |
Pages |
The Exhibition of Work, and Other Paintings by Ford Madox Brown |
Ford Madox Brown |
1865 |
Privately published by the artist |
p. 15 |
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Ford Madox Brown: a record of his life and works |
Hueffer |
1896 |
Longmans, Green and Co. |
p. 202 |
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Pre-Raphaelite ArtPre-Raphaelite Art |
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1962 |
State Art Galleries of Australia |
p. 11 |
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Visions of Love and Life |
Stephen Wildman |
1995 |
Art Services Intenrational |
p. 236, ill. p. 234 |
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The Pre-Raphaelites |
Leslie Parris |
1984 |
Tate |
pp. 203-204, repr. p. 204 |
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Exhibition of Works by Ford Madox Brown |
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1897 |
- |
p. 10 |
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Ford Madox Brown: The Unofficial Pre-Raphaelite |
Laura MacCulloch, Tessa Sidey |
2008 |
D. Giles Limited, London |
p. 59; rep. p. 41 |
Provenance
James Trist bought the painting from the artist for 100gns. It was then purchased by J. Bibby, 1899; L. W. Hodson (sold Christie's 25 June 1906 (142); Sir J. T. Middlemore, Bt. |
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