Birth Chart

Ford Madox Brown

Sun Aries

Moon Libra

Ascendant Virgo

Influences in signs

↣ Sun in Aries - 26°19' - in house 8

↣ Moon in Libra - 16°58' - in house 2

↣ Mercury in Aries - 00°08' - in house 7

↣ Venus in Aries - 16°40' - in house 8

↣ Mars in Aries - 05°43' - in house 7

↣ Jupiter in Aries - 11°13' - in house 7

↣ Saturn in Aries - 17°46' - in house 8

↣ Uranus in Capricorn - 03°05' - in house 4 - retrograde

↣ Neptune in Capricorn - 03°02' - in house 4 - retrograde

↣ Pluto in Pisces - 28°55' - in house 7

↣ North Node in Pisces - 13°05' - in house 6 - retrograde

↣ Ascendant in Virgo - 26°04' - in house 1

↣ Midheaven in Gemini - 24°55' - in house 10

↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Virgo - 23°58'

Influences in houses

↣ Sun in house 8

↣ Moon in house 2

↣ Mercury in house 7

↣ Venus in house 8

↣ Mars in house 7

↣ Jupiter in house 7

↣ Saturn in house 8

↣ Uranus in house 4

↣ Neptune in house 4

↣ Pluto in house 7

↣ North Node in house 6

↣ Ascendant in house 1

↣ Midheaven in house 10

Aspects

↣ Sun and Moon opposition (9°21' applying) antiparallel

↣ Sun and Venus conjunction (9°39' applying)

↣ Sun and Saturn conjunction (8°33' separating)

↣ Sun and Midheaven sextile (1°24' applying)

↣ Moon and Venus opposition (0°17' separating)

↣ Moon and Jupiter opposition (5°45' separating)

↣ Moon and Saturn opposition (0°48' applying)

↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (5°35' separating) antiparallel

↣ Mercury and Uranus square (2°57' applying)

↣ Mercury and Neptune square (2°54' applying)

↣ Mercury and Pluto conjunction (1°14' separating)

↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (6°10' applying)

↣ Mercury and Ascendant opposition (4°04' applying) antiparallel

↣ Mercury and Midheaven square (5°13' applying)

↣ Venus and Jupiter conjunction (5°27' separating)

↣ Venus and Saturn conjunction (1°05' applying) parallel

↣ Mars and Jupiter conjunction (5°30' applying)

↣ Mars and Uranus square (2°37' separating)

↣ Mars and Neptune square (2°41' separating)

↣ Mars and Pluto conjunction (6°48' separating)

↣ Mars and Ascendant opposition (9°39' applying) parallel

↣ Jupiter and Saturn conjunction (6°33' applying)

↣ Uranus and Neptune conjunction (0°04' applying)

↣ Uranus and Pluto square (4°11' applying)

↣ Uranus and Midheaven opposition (8°11' applying) antiparallel

↣ Neptune and Pluto square (4°07' applying)

↣ Neptune and Midheaven opposition (8°07' applying)

↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (4°57' applying)

↣ Pluto and Ascendant opposition (2°51' applying)

↣ Pluto and Midheaven square (4°00' applying)

Birth data

Chart date: 16/04/1821
Chart time: 16:00
Date and time quality: AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
Data origin: Astro-Databank
Location: Calais, France
Latitude and longitude: 50°57' North · 1°50' East
Time zone: 00:07 East

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About

Ford Madox Brown was a 19th‑century English painter associated with the Pre‑Raphaelite circle, noted for his vigorous realism and interest in medieval art. Although he never formally joined the Pre‑Raphaelite Brotherhood, he shared its rejection of academic painting and its preference for intense colors and meticulous detail; he remained friends and professional collaborators with figures such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti and took part in the Morris drawing group and its associates.

His most emblematic work is Work (1852–1865), a large composition about Victorian society’s shift from a rural to an urban economy that synthesizes his social concerns and narrative approach. Another well‑known painting is The Last of England (1852–1855), a tondo depicting emigration and uprooting, which shows his attention to small everyday details and symbolic charge.

Brown also executed historical murals for Manchester Town Hall, spending the final years of his career depicting the city’s history. His output and influence reach beyond easel painting: he worked on decorative and collaborative projects with Arts and Crafts artisans, leaving a legacy as a bridge between Victorian realism and Pre‑Raphaelite ideals.

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