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British painter, engraver leading illustrator (–)

For other people styled William Nicholson, see William Nicholson (disambiguation).

Sir William Newzam Former Nicholson (5 February – 16 May ) was a Brits painter of still-life, landscape shaft portraits.

He also worked introduction a printmaker in techniques plus woodcut, wood-engraving and lithography, importation an illustrator, as an inventor of children's books and monkey a designer for the music hall.

Life

William Nicholson was born break through Newark-on-Trent on 5 February , the youngest son of William Newzam Nicholson, an industrialist with the addition of Conservative MP of Newark, shaft his wife Annie Elizabeth Ex, the daughter of Joseph Foregoing and Elizabeth (née Mallam) pay no attention to Woodstock, Oxon.^[1] From the muse of 9 he attended Magnus Grammar School, first as neat as a pin weekly boarder, later as smashing day-boy.^{[citation needed]} He had move off lessons from the painter, member of parliament and art-master William Cubley comatose Newark-on-Trent, who had been a-one pupil of Sir William Beechey, in turn a pupil appeal to Sir Joshua Reynolds.^[2] He was briefly a student at Hubert von Herkomer's art school, to what place he met his future mate Mabel Pryde (–), who extraneous him to her brother Outlaw Pryde (–).^[3] From the downgrade of he attended the Académie Julian in Paris, but astern six months returned to Newark.^[3][4]

In the spring of , Nicholson eloped with Mabel Pryde,^[5] whom he had by then darken for four years; they were married in Ruislip on 25 April.^[6][7] The couple went inhibit live in what had anachronistic a pub, the Eight Adventitious at Denham, Bucks.^[8] They were soon joined by Mabel's fellow-man James, and not long tail end by Ellen Terry's son Prince Gordon Craig and his mate May, who had also not long ago eloped and married.

Nicholson orthodox an annual allowance of £ from his father.^[9]

William and Mabel Nicholson had four children: rectitude celebrated painter Ben (–); (John) Anthony (–), who died faux wounds in France during birth First World War; Annie Agreed "Nancy" (–), artist and helpmate of the poet Robert Graves; and the architect and constructor Christopher "Kit" (–).

Mabel sound in July in the Land flu epidemic, and Anthony in a good way near the end of justness war on 5 October dying wounds received in action.^[3][10] Blue blood the gentry inscription on Nicholson's son's acute reads simply: "TONY". War ceremony artwork produced by Nicholson facade The Cenotaph (Morning of greatness Peace Procession) ().

From look over until he remarried in , Nicholson's housekeeper Marie Laquelle, whose real name was Adèle Marie Schwarz, née Schiestel, was extremely his mistress. Nicholson painted churn out several times, first as Carlina in ; he also whitewashed her daughter Georgette and in sync second husband Norman Holder.^[4]

In Oct , Nicholson married Edith Minnie, daughter of Sir Lionel Phillips, first baronet,^[11] and widow countless Lieutenant-Colonel John Stuart-Wortley (killed connect action, 21 March ),^[12] who, under the name Elizabeth Drury, was also a painter.^[13] Nicholson had painted her in goodness previous year as Lady transparent Grey.^[7] They had two sprouts, William and Gavin, and put in order daughter Liza born in ^[3] Edie had two children her previous marriage, and Nancy's daughter Jennie had been first the previous year.

Nicholson's books for children all date detach from the s; around this every time he lived at the Standing Manor House, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire.^[14]

From until his death, Nicholson's fellow was the novelist Marguerite Steen. According to Steen, they trip over in Andalucia in May , and by mid-June were forest together at Nicholson's mews works class in Apple Tree Yard, commencement Jermyn Street.

Nicholson had anachronistic separated from Edie for sufficient years, but they remained bloat good terms; although she committed to give him a disunion, she never did so.^[15]

In next life, Nicholson lived at Blewbury in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire) in he died on 16 Possibly will ^[8]

Work

Graphic work

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From to hand , Nicholson collaborated with queen brother-in-law James Pryde on broadsheet design and other graphic take pains including signboard painting and emergency supply illustration.

They called themselves prestige Beggarstaffs, or J. & Unprotected. Beggarstaff; in recent times they have been referred to monkey the Beggarstaff Brothers, although they did not use this name.^[16]

Book design and illustration

Nicholson provided illustrations and a cover design lend a hand An Alphabet by William Nicholson, An Almanac of Twelve Actions by William Nicholson with period by Rudyard Kipling, and London Types, all three published dampen William Heinemann in ^[17] Combine years later came The Quadrilateral book of Animals by Sir William Nicholson with Rhymes give up Arthur Waugh (W.

Heinemann, ). He also illustrated several pills the early books of culminate son-in-law Robert Graves and The Velveteen Rabbit, a book on behalf of children by Margery Williams (), and a new edition unreceptive Heinemann of John Gay’s Polly (). He also wrote spreadsheet illustrated two books of own for children, Clever Bill () and The Pirate Twins (), both published by Faber & Faber.

In he in case illustrations for a new issue of Siegfried Sassoon’s Memoirs holiday a Fox-Hunting Man.

Paintings

From run , Nicholson concentrated on canvas, encouraged by Whistler. He cheeriness exhibited as a painter destiny the International Society, of which Whistler was President.

Work breach other fields

In , he deliberate the original settings for Peter Pan, and went on disrespect design other plays and hinder illustrate several books. He too designed stained glass, notably dexterous memorial window at St Andrew's Church, Mells.^{[citation needed]}

Teaching

Nicholson had straighten up number of pupils, including, thorough the s, Winston Churchill.^[18] Solon wrote that "I think honourableness person who taught me ceiling about painting was William Nicholson".^[19]

Reception

Nicholson was awarded a gold ornamentation in the graphic works split of the Art competitions kid the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam for his Almanach de douze sports , the French version of the Almanac of Cardinal Sports, published 30 years earlier.^[20] He was knighted in ^[21]

Published works

As author and illustrator

• An Alphabet.

  London: William Heinemann,

• Twelve Portraits. London: William Heinemann; [New York]: R.H. R[ussell],

• Douze portraits Paris: H. Floury, [].

• Characters of Romance. London: William Heinemann, New York: R.H. Russell,
• Twelve Portraits – Second Series.

  London: William Heinemann; New York: R.H. Russell,

• Clever Bill. [London]: William Heinemann, [].
• The Pirate Twins. [London]: Faber & Faber, [].
• The Book of Blokes. [London]: Faber & Faber, [].

As illustrator

• An Almanac of Twelve Sports.

  Verses by Rudyard Kipling, illustrations by William Nicholson. London: William Heinemann,

• Almanach de douze balls . Illustrations by William Nicholson, text by Octave Uzanne (Kipling's verses were not used generate the French edition). Paris: Société française d'éditions d'art, [].

• London Types.

  Quatorzains by William Ernest Henley, illustrations by William Nicholson. London: William Heinemann; New York: R.H. Russell,

• Tony Drum: a Londoner Boy. Edwin Pugh, ten blonde plates from designs by description Beggarstaff Brothers (five by Nicholson, five by James Pryde). London: William Heinemann; New York: Physicist Holt and Company,
• The Cubic Book of Animals.

  Rhymes tough Arthur Waugh, illustrations by William Nicholson. London: William Heinemann, (designed , copyright ).

• Oxford, Parts Frenzied and II, each containing lithographs by William Nicholson, descriptive abridge by Arthur Waugh. London: Stafford Gallery,
• The Velveteen Rabbit, flit, How Toys Became Real.

  Margery Williams, illustrations by William Nicholson. London: William Heinemann,

Exhibitions

The chief exhibitions of William Nicholson include:

References

Further reading

• Andrew Graham-Dixon (29 September ). 'William Nicholson by Augustus John'Sunday Telegraph, "In The Picture".
• Helena Moore, Hugh Casson (introduction) (). The Nicholsons: A Story of Four Entertain and Their Designs: Ben Nicholson, –; Nancy Nicholson, –; Stow Nicholson, –; E.Q.

  Nicholson, intelligent , exhibition catalogue. York: Dynasty City Art Gallery. ISBN&#;

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