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MAN62934 The Proclamation Regarding Weights and Measures, 1889 (tempera on panel) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 26.2x56.9 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK
MAN62934 The Proclamation Regarding Weights and Measures, 1889 (tempera on panel) by Brown, Ford Madox (1821-93); 26.2x56.9 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK

Five must see art works in Lowry & The Pre-Raphaelites exhibition

The First Madness of Ophelia 1864 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti 

 Horatio Discovering the Madness of Ophelia by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); Gallery Oldham, UK
Horatio Discovering the Madness of Ophelia by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); Gallery Oldham, UK

When the famously frugal Lowry retired from his day job as a rent collector, he chose to indulge his fascination for The Pre-Raphaelites by acquiring work by some of its most prominent artists. The First Madness of Ophelia was a picture Lowry knew well in Oldham Art Gallery’s collection and he joked with the curator about the possibility of buying it. (To no avail!)

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