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title: "Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester — GetMap"
description: "One painting hides a whole city at work. Ford Madox Brown’s Work places road diggers at the centre of a crowded scene, with people from different social…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJa_WPd8Gxe0gRnBn5BUoJfvg
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# Manchester Art Gallery

One painting hides a whole city at work

Art · 🇬🇧 Manchester · one place, one stop

![Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/Art/ChIJa_WPd8Gxe0gRnBn5BUoJfvg.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
One place to visit
[Manchester](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.4786943%2C-2.2413604&query_place_id=ChIJa_WPd8Gxe0gRnBn5BUoJfvg)
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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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[All Art](https://getmap.travel/quests/category/art)

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