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 to Ford Madox Brown and Emma Matilda Hill on 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 3 September 1872. They had two surviving sons, Ford Madox Ford (1873-1939) and Oliver Madox Hueffer (1877-1931), both writers. Their daughter, Juliet Catherine Emma, married Russian revolutionary journalist David Soskice, with whom she had three sons including Frank Soskice, future Home Secretary. Francis Hueffer died in January 1889. Emma left Catherine all of her property after her death in September 1890.