E. Gertrude Thomson - Portraits

Portraits

Emily produced many fine portraits and was a member of the Royal Miniature Society.

Opposite is a miniature of Charles Dodgson.

Emily drew a number of Russian refugees for illustrations in Charles Rowley’s book “Fifty Years of Work Without Wages.”

Prince Kropotkin was one of these.

She was a good friend of Charles Rowley and took this photograph of him with Frederic Shields in his garden.

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