Henderson was born in
Eastbourne in
Sussex and with the encouragement of her mother, a keen amateur painter, she attended the
South Kensington Schools before studying at the
Slade School of Fine Art between 1903 and 1905. Henderson continued her art education in Paris. For periods of time, between 1908 and 1912, she took lessons at various ateliers in the city including the Academie Moderne, the
Académie Colarossi, the
Académie de La Palette and at Cercle Russe. Henderson started her own press and became a member of the
Senefelder Club. The exhibition consisted of drawings, lithographs and bronze sculptures of, often savage, animals such as
Jaguar Tearing its Prey and
Leopard Killing a Parrot. Between 1927 and 1938 several works by Henderson featured in exhibitions hosted by the Society of Graver Printers in Colour. In 1928 Henderson married Henri Baron de Coudenhove, the French consul to Guernsey. The couple lived on the island during
World War II and throughout the
German occupation. Baron de Coudenhove died towards the end of the war and in 1946 Henderson moved to
Hadlow Down in Sussex. She continued painting into the last years of her life. During her lifetime Henderson exhibited at the
Royal Academy, with the
Women's International Art Club and the
Society of Women Artists. A joint retrospective exhibition of Henderson's work, with that of her friend
Orovida Pissarro, was held in 1985 at the Michael Parkin Gallery. Sally Hunter Fine Art subsequently held exhibitions of her work in 1999, 2001 and 2004 at various locations. The
Tate holds two examples of her work, both from 1916, while the
British Museum holds several pieces. The
Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the
Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and
Manchester City Art Gallery also hold works by Henderson. ==References==