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Elizabeth Thompson

1846 - 1933

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Elizabeth Southerden Thompson (3 November 1846 – 2 October 1933), later known as Lady Butler, 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."She married British Army officer William Butler, becoming Lady Butler after he was knighted. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth Thompson is the 1,841st most popular painter (down from 1,767th in 2019), the 572nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 520th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Swiss Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Elizabeth Thompson ranks 1,841 out of 2,023. Before her are Józef Pankiewicz, Elena Guro, Helena Kottler Vurnik, Pedro Figari, Nevin Çokay, and Ferdinand Bauer. After her are Frank Brangwyn, Kay Sage, Morten Müller, Lev Lagorio, William Powell Frith, and Charles R. Knight.

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Among people born in 1846, Elizabeth Thompson ranks 105. Before her are Carrie Nation, Arsène Darmesteter, Pieter Cort van der Linden, Eugen Baumann, Marco Aurelio Soto, and Nikolay Umov. After her are Benigno Ferreira, William McGregor, Federico Chueca, Max Fürbringer, Björn Jónsson, and Raimundo Andueza Palacio. Among people deceased in 1933, Elizabeth Thompson ranks 131. Before her are Stasys Girėnas, Johannes Schmidt, Johann Berger, Achille Paroche, John Joly, and György Almásy. After her are Zaida Ben-Yusuf, F. Holland Day, Karl Jatho, Gustavo Jiménez, Sakai Toshihiko, and Ahmet Haşim.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Elizabeth Thompson ranks 572 out of 1,015. Before her are Gottfried Diener (1926), Max Miedinger (1910), Mario Frick (1974), Marc Rosset (1970), Bernard Challandes (1951), and Richard Dürr (1938). After her are Toni Branca (1916), Jacques Chessex (1934), Alfred Neveu (1890), Lauro Amadò (1912), Jo Vonlanthen (1942), and Walter Graf (1937).

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Among PAINTERS In Switzerland

Among painters born in Switzerland, Elizabeth Thompson ranks 33. Before her are Cuno Amiet (1868), Antonio Ciseri (1821), Karl Bodmer (1809), Gottfried Honegger (1917), Pier Francesco Mola (1612), and Pipilotti Rist (1962). After her are Milo Moiré (1986).

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