Elizabeth Thompson | |
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![]() Self-portrait, 1869 | |
Born | Elizabeth Southerden Thompson 3 November 1846 Lausanne, Switzerland |
Died | 2 October 1933 Gormanston Castle, County Meath, Ireland | (aged 86)
Nationality | British |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | The Roll Call, 1874 The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras, 1875 The Defence of Rorke's Drift, 1880 Scotland Forever!, 1881 |
Movement | History painting, military art |
Title | Lady Butler |
Spouse | Sir William Butler |
Children | 6 |
Elizabeth Southerden Thompson (3 November 1846 – 2 October 1933), later known as Lady Butler,[1] was a British painter who specialised in painting scenes from British military campaigns and battles, including the Crimean War and the Napoleonic Wars. Her notable works include The Roll Call (purchased by Queen Victoria), The Defence of Rorke's Drift, and Scotland Forever! (showing the Scots Greys at Waterloo). She wrote about her military paintings in an autobiography published in 1922: "I never painted for the glory of war, but to portray its pathos and heroism."[2][3][4]
She married British Army officer William Butler, becoming Lady Butler after he was knighted.[1]
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