A Transatlantic Brush: The Life and Art of George Lethbridge Saunders George Lethbridge Saunders, born in Bristol in 1807, was a painter whose career unfolded across the Atlantic, leaving behind a legacy of refined portraiture that captured the elegance of both English society and the burgeoning wealth of the American South. While not a household name today, Saunders’s story is one of artistic migration, skillful adaptation, and a unique position as a chronicler of two distinct worlds on the cusp of significant change. He began his journey in England, establishing himself as a proficient pai…