Dorothea Sharp: A Life in Impressionistic Hues Early Life and Education Born in Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom in 1874, Dorothea Sharp began her artistic training relatively late, at the age of 21. She funded her education with an inheritance of £100 from an uncle, allowing her to attend the Richmond Art School under C.E. Johnson RI. Further studies at the Regent Street Polytechnic brought her work to the attention of George Cl…