Her military painting was such a sensation that it was bought by Queen Victoria. A new play explores Elizabeth Southerden Thompson's trailblazing art, her privilege " and the prejudice she faced Elizabeth Southerden Thompson's 1874 painting The Roll Call was a sensation in its day. People queued for hours to see her depiction of a line of wounded and fatigued soldiers during the Crimean war. The demand to see it was …
