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Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (5 February 1872 – 16 May 1949) was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits. He also worked as a printmaker in techniques including woodcut, wood-engraving and lithography, as an illustrator, as an author of children's books and as a designer for the theatre.
Nicholson died at Blewbury, Berkshire, on 16 May 1949 and was buried at Newark. Sophie Bowness. Biography of British 20th Century painter, illustrator and graphic artist Sir William Nicholson. Official website of the William Nicholson Trust.
Biography. Born. 1872. Died. 1949. Nationality. English. Birth Place. Newark-on-Trent. Death Place. Berkshire. William Nicholson was the son of a wealthy Nottinghamshire industrialist. He trained in London at Herkomer's School alongside the Scottish students, Mabel and James Pryde, in 1888-89.
1781. Died. 1844. Nationality. Scottish. Born in Northumberland, Nicholson was a self-taught artist who began his career painting miniature portraits. By 1820 he had settled in Edinburgh. He was a founder member of the Royal Scottish Academy and served as its first Secretary between 1826 and 1830.
Sir William Nicholson (1872 – 1949) was an English painter, also known for his work as an illustrator and author of children’s books. He was the son of William Newzam Nicholson, an industrialist and Conservative MP of Newark, and Annie Elizabeth, the daughter of Joseph Prior and Elizabeth (nee Mallam) of Woodstock, Oxon.
In later life, William Nicholson lived at Blewbury in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) where he died on 16 May 1949.
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Biography. Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (5 February 1872 – 16 May 1949) was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits. He also worked as a printmaker in techniques including woodcut, wood-engraving and lithography, as an illustrator, as an author of children's books and as a designer for the theatre. View full wikipedia entry.
