Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
- Artist: Elliott & Fry
- Date: 1860
- Medium: albumen carte-de-visite
- Dimensions: 4 in. x 2 1/2 in. (102 mm x 62 mm) overall
- Portrays: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
- Museum: The National Portrait Gallery
- Collection record: The National Portrait Gallery website
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About this artwork
This small portrait, captured on albumen carte‑de‑visite by Elliott & Fry in the early 1860s, shows Elizabeth Garrett Anderson in profile, her face framed by a subtle smile. She wears a delicate brooch and a few rings that hint at the fashions of the era. The silver plate’s crisp lines reveal the fine printing technique used for carte‑de‑visite cards. In 1865 she became the first British woman to qualify formally as a physician, a milestone that puts this image into history.
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson is in the collection of The National Portrait Gallery at St Martin's Place, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
