Emily Shanks

Emily Shanks, also known as Emiliya Yakovlevna Shanks (Russian: Эми́лия Я́ковлевна Шанкс; Moscow, 1 August 1857 – London, 13 January 1936), was a British painter living in Moscow. She was the first woman to be elected to the Russian Society for Travelling Art Exhibitions or Peredvizhniki.

Read more about Emily Shanks:  Early Life, The Peredvizhniki and The Polenov Circle, Exile From Russia, Paintings