Sophie Anderson (1823 - 1903)

Sophie Anderson

Sophie Gengembre Anderson was a British artist of French descent.

Fleeing the revolution in France, her family moved to the United States in 1848, and Sophie had a successful career in America for several years. She specialized in genre and portrait paintings depicting children and women, usually in rural settings.

In 1854 the Andersons moved to London and Sophie's work was well received and exhibited widely at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) and the British Institution.