Sarah Smith Herford

14 May 1791 – 30 October 1831), also known as Mrs. John Herford, was an English landscape painter and educator.

She founded the Unitarian Boarding School for Girls in Altrincham, Cheshire.

Mary Chance became the mother of the painter Helen Allingham, whom Sarah Herford was said to have inspired.

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.