Thomas Percival Anderson embarked on his artistic journey with formal training at the York School of Art in England. His pursuit of artistic excellence led him to Paris, where he immersed himself in the city's vibrant artistic culture.

Upon returning to the United Kingdom, Anderson shifted his focus to portraiture, coinciding with his service in the Army Service Corps during the tumult of the First World War. It was during this period that he contributed a series of notable portraits to The Tatler magazine, capturing the essence of senior figures within the British Army and prominent personalities associated with the War Office.

Additionally, Anderson gained recognition for his pencil portraits depicting the grace and poise of early 20th-century British aristocratic women. Notably, this portrait of Cecily Burdon-Muller found a home within the prestigious collection once housed at Shakenhurst Hall in Cleobury Mortimer, Worcestershire. The sitter of these elegant portraits married into the Meysey family in 1915, a lineage that had been granted Shakenhurst outright by Edward III in 1349 for their services rendered overseas.