Helen Donald-Smith

The work was commented on individually, and the (anonymous) reviewer found "charming examples of the art of three ladies, flower-pieces by Madame Teresa Hegg de Lauderset (210) and Mrs. Duffield, and a pair of Thames landscapes by Miss H. Donald-Smith (209, 211).

[3][4] This was visited by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll who also viewed on the same premises an exhibition by Percy French and the picture Mater Christi by Herman Salomon.

At the same time as this show, two adjacent rooms were given over to 63 drawings of Venice by Donald-Smith, whose reputation had previously been for her oil paintings, particularly her portraits.

Donald-Smith’s work was reviewed as "Without any great distinction they are very accurate and very agreeable, and any lover of Venice may spend a most pleasant half-hour amongst these pictures of the beloved city.

"[6] In July 1913, Donald-Smith was recorded on the First List of Subscriptions, as having given £3.3.0 to the Lord Wolseley Memorial Fund, where she was titled "Miss".

They were described as coming into the genre of "pretty pictures" by The Times, which said: The big study of Façade of St Mark's is by no means a bad performance of its kind, but, speaking generally, Miss Donald-Smith's work is much better in feeling and atmosphere than in construction and drawing.

H. Donald-Smith. Varenna from the Campo Santo , 1906.
H. Donald-Smith. Portrait of a Young Boy with Riding Crop against a Wooded Landscape .
H. Donald-Smith. Katherine Duff .
H. Donald-Smith. Brigadier General F.W. Lumsden VC, DSO , 1920.
Advertisement in The Times , 17 March 1909.
H. Donald-Smith. View of Venice .
H. Donald-Smith. Portrait of a Young Girl, Full Length, in a Blue Dress and Matching Bonnet, Holding a Lily , 1897.