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Henrietta Jane Smith
Born
Henrietta Janet Smith

(1849-07-08)8 July 1849
Died2 March 1935(1935-03-02) (aged 85)
NationalityScottish

Henrietta Jane Smith (8 July 1849 - 2 March 1935) was a Scottish painter.[1] She was one of the founders of the Glasgow Society of Lady Artists in 1882.

Life

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Her father was Robert Smith, a muslin manufacturer.

Her mother was Margaret Gibson (born c. 1810), from Paisley. Robert and Margaret married on 22 October 1833 in Glasgow.

Henrietta Janet Smith was born on 8 July 1849 in Glasgow.

She married Alexander Paterson Robertson (5 July 1848 - 17 September 1874) on 20 April 1871 at 24 Oakfield Terrace, Glasgow.[2]

They emigrated to Victoria, Australia in April 1874. They emigrated on the ship Ben Vorlich. Alexander died in Victoria months later in September; and Henrietta returned to Scotland.

Art

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Death

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Henrietta died on 2 March 1935 in Glasgow.

The value of her estate was given as £2418, 2 shillings and 11 pence.

Works

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References

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
  2. ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18710421/012/0005


Category:1849 births Category:1935 deaths Category:Scottish women painters