Elizabeth Thompson Butler mastercopy: An online figure drawing session
Lydia Cecil
Join Lydia Cecil as she recreates *Start of the Charge* by Elizabeth Thompson Butler, using simple charcoal pencil on white paper to study the artist’s dynamic approach to movement and composition. As she works, Lydia will delve into Butler’s life and career, exploring how her military paintings challenged conventions and earned her recognition in the 19th-century art world.
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