John George Brown (November 11, 1831 – February 8, 1913) was a British citizen and an American painter who specialized in genre scenes.

His parents apprenticed him to the career of glass worker at the age of fourteen in an attempt to dissuade him from pursuing painting.

His father-in-law encouraged his artistic abilities, supporting him financially, letting Brown pursue painting full-time.

[4] Brown's art is best characterized as British genre paintings adapted to American subjects.

Essentially literary, Brown's paintings are executed with precise detail, but poor in color, and more popular with the general public than with connoisseurs.