"An Autobiography" by Elizabeth Butler is a captivating memoir that follows the life of a remarkable artist in the early 1900s. The story focuses on her artistic journey, portraying her passion, voyages, and the famous individuals she encountered. Demonstrating her commitment to art, the story is set against her experiences reflecting her feminine and masculine traits. The memoir commences with her childhood near Lake Leman, Switzerland, depicting her caring family, especially her father's role in developing her artistic abilities. As she matures, her artistic goals and formative experiences are shaped by her interest in Italy and historical events. The tone is thoughtful and detailed and shows her excitement for art while also emphasizing how her surroundings influenced her creative nature.
An Autobiography
By Elizabeth (Elizabeth Southerden Thompson) Butler
Follow a talented painter's journey through life as she pursues her artistic destiny and interacts with influential figures of her time.
Summary
About the AuthorElizabeth Southerden Thompson, 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, The Defence of Rorke's Drift, and Scotland Forever!. 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.
Elizabeth Southerden Thompson, 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, The Defence of Rorke's Drift, and Scotland Forever!. 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.
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing
The Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun
By Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Nights: Rome, Venice, in the Aesthetic Eighties; London, Paris, in the Fighting Nineties
By Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Duprè
By Giovanni Duprè
From sketch-book and diary
By Elizabeth (Elizabeth Southerden Thompson) Butler
J. Comyns Carr: Stray Memories, by His Wife
By Alice Vansittart Strettel Carr
The Trembling of the Veil
By W. B. (William Butler) Yeats
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author
Related by Category
Discover books in the same genre or category
Giotto and his works in Padua An Explanatory Notice of the Series of Woodcuts Executed for the Arundel Society After the Frescoes in the Arena Chapel
By John Ruskin
The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Vol. 01, No. 06, June 1895 Renaissance Panels from Perugia
By Various
A Manual of Wood Carving
By Charles Godfrey Leland
Historic doorways of Old Salem
By Mary Harrod Northend
An Illustrated Dictionary of Words used in Art and Archaeology Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations.
By John W. (John William) Mollett
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits
By Blanchard Jerrold