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| | Sophie Gengembre Anderson British, Pre-Raphaelite Victorian Painter 1823-1903 BIOGRAPHY and Guide to works of Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09) |
 | | The genre painter Sophie Anderson, known for her typically sentimental pictures of Victorian children, was born in France, daughter of a Parisian architect and English mother. |
 | | Anderson continued to send her work back to England for exhibition, and returned herself in 1894, living in Falmouth.Above all, Sophie Anderson is known for pictures of over-sweet little girls, sometimes boys, and with titles such as 'Peek a boo' and 'Little Red Riding Hood'. |
 | | She also took particular care over her depiction of fabrics and drapery, and often the light effects in her pictures are of great merit. |
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