Catherine Madox Brown [SEP] father
Catherine Madox Brown
Catherine Madox Brown Hueffer (11 November 1850 – 1927), also known as Cathy, the first child of Ford Madox Brown and Emma Hill, was an artist and model associated with the Pre-Raphaelites and married to the writer Francis Hueffer.
Early life.
Born out of wedlock 11 November 1850 in London, Catherine was named after Emma's mother. Emma and Catherine posed as the mother and child in "Pretty Baa-Lambs". Catherine's parents married in 1853.
Marriage
and family.
She married Francis Hueffer on the 3 September 1872. They had two surviving sons, Ford Madox Ford born 1873 and Oliver Madox Hueffer, both writers. Their daughter, Juliet, married Russian revolutionary journalist , whose son Frank Soskice became Home Secretary.
Emma left Catherine all of her property after her death in September 1890.
Francis Hueffer died in January 1899.
Artistic career.
She began painting along with her half sister Lucy Madox Brown, modelled and worked as an assistant under their father