Languages & Culture
Art Appreciation: Elizabeth Thompson (aka Lady Butler), and other Victorian Women Artists
Course details
Course code
Q00016971Course date
Start: 10/07/24
End: 10/07/24
Number of classes
1 sessionsTutor
Caroline LevisseFee:
Free
How you'll learn
Venue
OnlineLevel of study
Availability
This course is currently full. You can join the waiting list for cancellations or to be notified when we next run this course.
Course overview
Part of the Free Taster Courses to All. This course looks at Painter Elizabeth Thompson. As Tate Britain puts on an exhibition about British women artists this summer, it is the perfect occasion to present a significant Victorian painter, who was famous for her battle paintings. As we do so, we will also highlight other Victorian women who became successful professional painters such as Emily Mary Osborn and Evelyn De Morgan.
They lived in a society that globally remained hostile to independent career women. We will see how they trained, and how Thompson, and others, balanced the pressure of social norms and their personal ambition.
Course description
As Tate Britain puts on an exhibition about British women artists this summer, it is the perfect occasion to present a significant Victorian painter, Elizabeth Thompson (aka Lady Butler), who was famous for her battle paintings. As we do so, we will also highlight other Victorian women who became successful professional painters such as Emily Mary Osborn and Evelyn De Morgan.
They lived in a society that globally remained hostile to independent career women. We will see how they trained, and how Thompson, and others, balanced the pressure of social norms and their personal ambition.
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