Helen Donovan is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Helen Donovan’s watercolour shows a close copy of an 18th-century mural inside the Great House at Northleach, Gloucestershire. The work preserves faded floral swags and classical figures that once adorned the walls. Donovan’s hand matches the original’s delicate washes and fine hatching stroke for stroke.

Her palette stays close to the muted ochres and sage greens of the Georgian interior. See how she lifts the shadows with a single dab of transparent cobalt. Next, tap the mural itself to compare brushwork side by side.