"I am by birth a free Commoner of England, and am thereby intailed or intituled unto an equall priviledge with your selfe, or the greatest men in England, unto the freedome and liberty of the Lawes of England."
William Thompson, 14. of December, 1647
Monday, 6 June 2011
Who is this?
The answer is Elizabeth Bromley Brown, wife of the artist Ford Maddox Brown, whose series of grand paintings depicting moments from the history of Manchester I have just been marvelling over.
Wow. She looks like Frida (aka Salma Hayek)
ReplyDeleteOne looks at these and thinks about the people they were and became - all gone, all gone now.
ReplyDeleteAll gone, indeed. All fled.
ReplyDeleteI think she looks a bit like Jack White.
ReplyDeleteI see your point Sean
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