Manchester Art Gallery

One painting hides a whole city at work

Art · 🇬🇧 Manchester · one place, one stop

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Ford Madox Brown’s Work places road diggers at the centre of a crowded scene, with people from different social classes gathered around them. The painting turns the building of a road into a detailed picture of Victorian life.

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