Lady Elizabeth Butler, Original Sketch Watercolour Syndioor on the Nile
Elizabeth Thompson Butler (English 1846-1933), Syndioor on the Nile, watercolour, signed with initials lower right, 9cm x 14cm.
This was more than likely cut from her original sketch book and so I have recently had it framed in a non reflective glass which also doesn’t allow sunlight to fade the sketch if on display near a window
An historic piece of Irish art
Elizabeth attended the Female School of Art, South Kensington, and made the aquaintance of both Millais and Ruskin. In 1872 she sketched the army during autumn manoeuvres in the New Forest and in 1874, aged 28, she became instantly famous when she exhibited The Roll Call at the Royal Academy. According to Holman Hunt, the work 'touched the nation's heart as few pictures have ever done' and it was so popular that a policeman was detailed to stand by it in order to control the enthusiastic crowds. In 1877 Thompson, who painted military works all her life, married Major William Butler. Despite being one of the most famous artists of the day, she was never elected as a Royal Academician; shortlisted with Herkomer in 1879, she lost by two votes.
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