Sophie Gengembre Anderson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sophie Gengembre Anderson

French-born British artist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1823

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 10-Mar-1903

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823 – 10 March 1903) was a French-born British artist who specialised in genre painting of children and women, typically in rural settings.
She began her career as a lithographer and painter of portraits, collaborating with Walter Anderson on portraits of American Episcopal bishops.
Her work, Elaine, was the first public collection purchase of a woman artist.
Her painting No Walk Today was purchased for more than £1 million.



Alternative names	Gengembre, Sophie (maiden name); Anderson, Sophie (artist's name); Anderson, Walter (Mistress)
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	1823	10 March 1903
Location of birth/death	Paris	Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q237758 VIAF: 39259699 ISNI: 0000 0000 6706 0017 ULAN: 500011301 LCCN: nr94021538 Oxford Dict.: 57068 WorldCat