Ford Madox Brown mural cycle

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The Ford Madox Brown mural cycle is a series of large-scale Victorian-era wall paintings in Manchester Town Hall depicting key episodes in the history and development of Manchester.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Victorian-era artwork
mural cycle
public art
artForm wall painting
artisticStyle narrative realism
associatedWith Manchester civic pride
industrial revolution in Manchester
commissionedBy Manchester Corporation
commissionedFor Manchester Town Hall
country United Kingdom
creator Ford Madox Brown
depicts development of Manchester
history of Manchester
genre history painting
hasPart Crabtree Watching the Transit of Venus
Dalton Collecting Marsh-Fire Gas
The Baptism of Edwin
The Establishment of the Flemish Weavers in Manchester
The Expulsion of the Danes from Manchester
The Expulsion of the Jacobites from Manchester
Manchester and Birmingham Railway
surface form: The First Railway in Manchester

The Manchester School
Bridgewater Canal
surface form: The Opening of the Bridgewater Canal

The Opening of the Ship Canal
The Proclamation Regarding Weights and Measures
Roman fort of Mamucium
surface form: The Romans Building a Fort at Mancenion

The Trial of Wycliffe
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
surface form: The Union of Lancashire and Yorkshire by Railway
heritageStatus listed building interior decoration
inception 19th century
languageOfInscriptions English
locatedIn England
Manchester
location Manchester Town Hall
material oil paint
plaster support
medium mural painting
movement Pre-Raphaelite art
surface form: Pre-Raphaelite
notableFor detailed depiction of Manchester’s civic identity
integration of art and architecture in a municipal building
partOf decoration of Manchester Town Hall
significantPlace Great Hall of Manchester Town Hall
subjectMatter civic history
commercial progress
industrial development
scientific achievement
timePeriod Victorian era

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Great Hall notableFor Ford Madox Brown mural cycle
subject surface form: Great Hall (Manchester Town Hall)
Great Hall of Manchester Town Hall hasArtworkSeries Ford Madox Brown mural cycle
this entity surface form: Ford Madox Brown Manchester murals