Ford Madox Brown, Cromwell, 1874, Lady Lever Gallery, Port Sunlight The revival ‘Lely’ frame was also used several times by Ford Madox Brown; his are more decoratively authentic versions of the original 17th century pattern, but – in the spirit of the earlier frames he designed with Rossetti – he has the frame gilded directly on the wood. He also uses the pattern emblematically, for paintings which seem to be celebrations of English history, life or literature: for example
