Her preferred subject matter was landscapes from North Africa, Italy and France, as well as imaginary images often with musical inspiration.

The daughter of Marmaduke Albert Langdale and Emma Jane Rolf, she was the youngest of their four children.

[5] The Glasgow School of Art also provided Langdale with a formal education in anatomy, composition, design, construction, and both painting and drawing technique.

[3] These phantasmic styles and their emphasis on myth from marginalized cultures would evolve into defining characteristics of Langdale's work.

[3] As Langdale's style developed, her work began to align most strongly with the Symbolist Movement.

[3] Her preferred subject matters were landscapes from North Africa, Italy and France, as well as imaginary images often with musical inspiration.

Captivated by the still-standing edifices to ancient religions, Langdale spent a large part of her professional life traveling between England, Greece, North Africa, and Italy, seeking inspiration in these landscapes and cultures.