Artist Sophie Anderson
Sophie
Gengembre Anderson (1823 – 10 March 1903) was a French-born British artist who
specialised in genre painting of children and women, typically in rural
settings. She began her career as a lithographer and painter of portraits,
collaborating with Walter Anderson on portraits of American Episcopal bishops. At
the outbreak of the 1848 Revolution, she moved with her family to America,
settling in Cincinnati where she pursued portrait painting. She married the
British artist, Walter Anderson, and returned to England in 1854. She exhibited
at the Royal Academy during 1855.
Anderson's
technique was excellent and she was quite adept at depicting fabrics and
drapery with outstanding light effects. Among her works were illustrations of
'Historical Collections of the Great West' by Henry Howe in 1852.
In 1860 the
couple visited Pennsylvania and exhibited at the National Academy. While
working for Louis Prang & Co. she produced the popular 'Prattling Primrose'
and 'Dotty Dimple' paintings.
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