Lot 82: Elizabeth Southerden Thompson, Lady Butler (1846-1933)

Elizabeth Southerden Thompson, Lady Butler (1846-1933) To the front: French cavalry leaving a Breton city on the declaration of war signed with initials, dated and inscribed 'E.B./DINAN.DELGANY/1888-9' (lower left) oil on canvas 44¼ x 65½ in. (112.2 x 165.9 cm.)

London, Royal Academy, 1889, no. 578. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Corporation of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Laing Art Gallery. London, National Army Museum; Durham, Light Infantry Museum & Arts Centre; Leeds City Art Gallery; Lady Butler - Battle Artist (1846-1933), May 1987-February 1988, no. 45.

The Art Journal, 1889, p. 219. The Illustrated London News, 18 May 1889. The Spectator, 25 May 1889. The Times, 1 June 1889.

The artist and by direct descent to the present owner.