Elizabeth Thompson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elizabeth Thompson

British artist

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1846

Place of Birth: Lausanne, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 02-Oct-1933

Profession: painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Elizabeth Southerden Thompson, Lady Butler (3 November 1846 – 2 October 1933) was a British painter, and specialised in painting scenes from British military campaigns and battles, including the Crimean War and the Battle of Waterloo.
The Roll Call (purchased by Queen Victoria), The Defence of Rorke's Drift, and Scotland Forever!, showing the Scots Greys at the Battle of Waterloo, (Leeds Art Gallery) are among her notable works.
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 Lieutenant General Sir William Butler, becoming Lady Butler.



Alternative names	Elizabeth Southerden Thompson; Elizabeth Butler
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	3 November 1846	2 October 1933
Location of birth/death	Lausanne	Gormanston, County Meath
Authority control	: Q517349 VIAF: 213988041 ISNI: 0000 0003 5892 2780 ULAN: 500023580 LCCN: nr89008341 Open Library: OL18285A WorldCat