"McNicoll is depicted with her palette and brushes in the act of painting. When studying in St Ives, Cornwall with Algernon Talmadge, she met Dorothea Sharp, a fellow artist who became a lifelong friend. McNicoll and Sharp traveled together to France and Italy sharing studio space, and posing for each other’s paintings." http://books0977.tumblr.com/post/148125548837/portrait-of-helen-mcnicoll-galloway-1910-robert