Lady Helena Gleichen

Lady Helena Gleichen

1873 1947

English painter and memoirist (1873-1947)

Lady Helena Emily Gleichen OBE DStJ was a British painter of landscapes, flowers, and animals, with a particular passion for horses. During World War I, she served as an ambulance driver and radiographer in France and Italy, where she was given the rank of major in the army. Her awards for her services included the Order of the British Empire.

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