The Rt. Hon. Henry Fawcett, M. P., and Mrs. Fawcett
- Title
- The Rt. Hon. Henry Fawcett, M. P., and Mrs. Fawcett
- Artist
- Ford Madox Brown
- Artist Full Name
- Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893)
- Date (Painted or Exhibited)
- 1872
- Type
- Oil on canvas
- Size (HxW mm)
- 1086 x 838
- Current Location
- National Portrait Gallery, London: NPG 1603.
- Lent By
- Sir Charles Dilke, M.P.
- Catalog Number
- 17
- Catalog Page
- 4
- Catalog Description
- "A true wife must be wise, not that she may set herself above her husband, but that she may never fall from his side." --Ruskin
- Alt-Text
- A man sits reading a scroll while a woman beside him gently rests her hand on his shoulder and looks at the scroll. Both wear formal 19th-century clothing, and the woman appears supportive and attentive.
- Image Credit
- © National Portrait Gallery, London