Costume Studies

Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893)

1845

Brown pen and ink on tracing paper

Birmingham City Art Gallery and Museums (BMAG), United Kingdom

Ref. 1906P737

This drawing is comprised of studies for French and Italian thirteenth and fourteenth-century costumes, and gives a good idea of the artist’s careful historical research in preparation for his paintings.

© Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust. Caption material from Birmingham and formatting and additional commentary by Simon Cooke

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