ford madox brown - eTheses Repository - University of Birmingham

the artists working in the German states, notably Retzsch and Rethel, to the new
incoming range of Japanese objects available after 1854. By bringing out the idea
of cultural exchange this thesis has moved the focus away from Brown's
relationship with the PRB and placed him at the centre of a different circle of artists,
of which the PRB were just a few. It is his relationships with now lesser known
artists in his circle that appear to provide further avenues ripe for exploration.
In particular, research into his friendships with the group of artists who worked in
the studios at Tudor Lodge, London, may help shed further light on Brown's career
and the state of art in England in the mid-nineteenth century. Chapter one discussed
two of the artists who rented studios in the building, Edward Armitage (1817-1896)
and John Cross (1817-1896). However, this research suggests that study of the
group of cosmopolitan artists who gathered there, as a whole, may yield further
insight into European cultural exchanges. This is a task which has not been
previously attempted by other scholars. The names of two other Tudor Lodge
artists, Mark Anthony (1817-1886) and William Cave Thomas (1820-1906), have
emerged during the research for this thesis. Brief investigation has suggested that
further study of Mark Anthony's links with Brown would be highly rewarding
especially as little work has been done in this area. Anthony received his early
training from his cousin George Wilfred Anthony, 'a drawing master in
Manchester.' 2 He subsequently moved to London before studying at The Hague and
in Paris 'at the Académie des Beaux-Arts with Paul Delaroche [1797-1856], Ary
Scheffer [1795-1858], and Horace Vernet [1789-1863], and in Fontainebleau in
1837, where he was influenced by the Barbizon school, Jean Baptiste Camille Corot
2 Ronald Parkinson, ‘Anthony, (Henry) Mark (1817–1886)’, rev., Oxford Dictionary of National
Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/37119, accessed
30 Dec 2008).
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