An archive of outstanding importance for the study of the pre-Raphaelite movement and of British 19th century art in general. The bulk of the 2000 items are letters to and from Madox Brown; correspondents include William Holman Hunt, Harold Rathbone, Frederick Stephens, William Bell Scott and patrons such as James Leathart, John Miller and Francis McCracken
Item Provenance
Collected by Madoxs Browns family after his death, sold Sothebys December 1995