Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823 – 1903) (Arts Paintings)

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Sophie Gengembre Anderson (Paris 1823 – 10 March 1903 Falmouth)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 Episcopalian bishops. Her work, Elaine, was the first public collection purchase of a woman artist. Her painting No Walk Today was purchased for more than £1 million.