Sophie Anderson (1823-1903)

Born in France, Anderson moved with her family to America at the outbreak of the revolution in France in 1848. She remained in America, where she had established herself as a successful artist, until her marriage to the English artist Walter Anderson with whom she settled in London in 1854; she later moved to Capri. Anderson's works can be seen in many public collections such as The Children's Story Book (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery), Capri Girl with Flowers (Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum) and Her Pet Canary (New Art Gallery, Walsall).