On the Mechanism of a Historical Picture Ford Madox Brown 1 1850 January
critical essay <artist/> <location/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnpictorial> <citnmythic> <name/> <culture/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnmythic> <citnhistorical> <event/> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnhistorical> <citnautobiographical> <name/> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnautobiographical> <citnscenic> <place/> <date/> <bibl/> <note/> </citnscenic> </listcitn> </source> <commentaries> <head>Commentary</head> <section type="intro"> <head>Introduction</head> <p>Brown began the essay in January 1850 and completed it by the 22nd (see <xref doc="a.nd467.5.p7r58.rad" link="dead" from="45">WMRprb</xref> page 45). The second (projected) part of the essay was never written, much to WMR's disappointment. The essay clearly shows Brown's interest in history painting, and in particular his committment to a thoroughly historicized treatment of his materials and subjects.</p> </section> <section type="texthistcomp"> <head>Textual History: Composition</head> <p/> </section> <section type="texthistrev"> <head>Textual History: Revision</head> <p/> </section> <section type="prodhist"> <head>Production History</head> <p/> </section> <section type="recepthist"> <head>Reception</head> <p/> </section> <section type="icon"> <head>Iconographic</head> <p/> </section> <section type="printhist"> <head>Printing History</head> <p>It was printed in <xref doc="a.ap4.g415.1.2.rad" workcode="brown002" from="70"> <title level="per">The Germ 2, pages 70-73.

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Fredeman 151-153 Fredeman 151-153 Rabin, Lucy. Ford Madox Brown and the Pre-Raphaelite History-Picture. (NY: Garland, 1978)

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