Sarah Smith Herford (bapt. 14 May 1791 – 30 October 1831), also known as Mrs. John Herford, was an English landscape painter and educator.
Sarah Smith Herford | |
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| Born | Sarah Smith 1791 Birmingham, England |
| Died | 30 October 1831 (aged 40)[1] Altrincham, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | John Herford |
| Children | Laura, Mary Chance, William Henry, Brooke, Edward |
Sarah was the daughter of Edward and Sarah Smith of Birmingham, and was baptised Unitarian in Aston.[2] In 1812, she married John Herford. She founded the Unitarian Boarding School for Girls in Altrincham, Cheshire. Among her children were sons Brooke, Edward, and William Henry Herford,[3] and daughters Mary Chance and Laura Herford. Mary Chance became the mother of the painter Helen Allingham, whom Sarah Herford was said to have inspired.[4]
She died in Altrincham aged only 40. A Birmingham newspaper lamented her loss as "An impressive instance of worth, talents, and acquirements, cut off in their mid-day of energy and usefulness."[1] Sarah Herford's work Landscape at Kenilworth was included in the book Women Painters of the World.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Died". Aris's Birmingham Gazette. 7 November 1831. p. 5. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567–1936
- ^ Sadler, Michael (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 2. pp. 255–256.
- ^ James, David (14 March 2016). "20 Beautiful Cottage Paintings by Victorian Artist Helen Allingham". 5-Minute History. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Women Painters of the World on Project Gutenberg
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