Lomography

Ford Madox Brown by Jonathan Polkest

Madox Browns partisanship of Mathilde's work had always fuelled their relationship, "He listened with his usual vivid sympathy", she said,"to some poems I had lately written"{while writing with Mona Caird}Mathilde's long poems were partly disguised autobiography. and fused her tumultuous feelings for various people and places. No one wanted to believe the artist was on his deathbed; they were planning for the future "At his express wish" Mathilde "went to Tonbridge Wells", one of her favourite health resorts "to look for rooms for himself, Mrs Hueffere, and her daughter (Juliet). The idea of going there seemed to please him greatly".However on Tuesday. Madox Brown suffered an attack of apoplexy (stroke or cerebral event) and remained comotose for three days. Cathy called called in Dr,Gill of Russell Square and Dr.Roberts of Harley Street. On the morning of Friday October the 6th the 72 year old artist regained consciousness briefly had breakfast relapsed into a coma and died at 4.30pm.