Our Ladye of Good Children - Angel Holding a Child
1847
Accession number: 1906P674
Black chalk on paper.
Width: 147 mm
Height: 250 mm
Information
This is a study for the figure of the angel helping a child say his prayers in Ford Madox Brown's painting 'Oure Ladye of Saturday Night.' Another sheet of studies in Birmingham's collection shows early prepatory drawings for this figure including a nude study of a woman done from life and a detailed drapery study of the angel's left sleeve (1906P673).LM
- Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Ford Madox Brown | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Ford M Brown/47 | ||||
| Signature and date | below image | Handwritten | 1847 | Brown ink. |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: Catalogue of the Permanent Collection of Drawings | |||
| A E Whitley | 1939 | Bemrose & Sons Ltd, Derby | p. 37 |
| Ford Madox Brown: The Unofficial Pre-Raphaelite | |||
| Laura MacCulloch, Tessa Sidey | 2008 | D. Giles Limited, London | p. 68 |
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