Draftsman, painter, water colorist and etcher Margret Drury Kemp-Welch was born in Brighton, England. She studied at Hubert von Herkomer's school in Bushey, Hertfordshire and subsequently taught at Clapham High School. She exhibited her work at several venues including the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of Painters-Etchers. During her career, she lived in London and later in Devon, where she died.