About William Nicholson
Lived 1872 – 1949 (aged 77). William Nicholson was a British painter, illustrator, writer, printmaker, draftsperson and poster artist.
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.
Life
William Nicholson was born in Newark-on-Trent on 5 February 1872, the youngest son of William Newzam Nicholson, an industrialist and Conservative MP of Newark, and his wife Annie Elizabeth Prior, the daughter of Joseph Prior and Elizabeth (née Mallam) of Woodstock, Oxon.
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Who was William Nicholson?
British painter, engraver and illustrator (1872-1949)
When was William Nicholson born?
William Nicholson was born on 5 February 1872 in Newark-on-Trent.
When did William Nicholson die?
William Nicholson died on 2 March 1949 in Blewbury.
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William Nicholson was a painter, illustrator, writer, printmaker, draftsperson and poster artist.
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William Nicholson was British.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: William Nicholson
· DBpedia: William Nicholson (artist, born 1872)
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