Catherine Maude Nichols (6 October 1847 – 30 January 1923) was a British painter and printmaker. [1] She was born in Norwich, England, and is notable for being one of the first "lady fellows" of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers, elected in 1882. [2]
Biography
Born in 1847, her father was W.P. Nichols, a prominent surgeon, Liberal, and former Mayor of Norwich. [3] Her father also collected oil paintings and encouraged her love of art, sending her to the local art school, and willing her money specifically to help further her career. [3] She studied wood engraving at the Norwich School of Art and won a prize for her work there in 1874. [4]
Nichols made her debut at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1877. [5] Throughout her career, she produced over 200 etchings, many of them of her home county, Norfolk. [6]
References
- ^ "Catherine Maude Nichols". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Hopkinson, Martin (1999). No Day without a Line: The History of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers 1880-1999. Tilbury, Clare., Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers., Ashmolean Museum. Oxford: Ashmolean Museum. p. 55. ISBN 1854440969. OCLC 43089488.
- ^ a b Lang, Gladys (1990). Etched in Memory: The Building and Survival of Artistic Reputation. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 99. ISBN 0807819085. OCLC 20825806.
- ^ Gray, Sara (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0718830847. OCLC 608209762.
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Benezit dictionary of British graphic artists and illustrators. Bury, Stephen, 1954-. New York, NY.
ISBN
9780199923052.
OCLC
840645884.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: others ( link) - ^ Storey, Neil (2015). Little Book of Norwich. [Place of publication not identified]: The History Press. ISBN 978-0750961424. OCLC 921940363.
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- 1847 births
- 1923 deaths
- 20th-century English women artists
- 19th-century English women artists
- 19th-century English painters
- 20th-century English painters
- 19th-century British printmakers
- 20th-century British printmakers
- Artists from Norwich
- English women painters
- British women printmakers
- 20th-century women painters
Catherine Maude Nichols (6 October 1847 – 30 January 1923) was a British painter and printmaker. [1] She was born in Norwich, England, and is notable for being one of the first "lady fellows" of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers, elected in 1882. [2]
Biography
Born in 1847, her father was W.P. Nichols, a prominent surgeon, Liberal, and former Mayor of Norwich. [3] Her father also collected oil paintings and encouraged her love of art, sending her to the local art school, and willing her money specifically to help further her career. [3] She studied wood engraving at the Norwich School of Art and won a prize for her work there in 1874. [4]
Nichols made her debut at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1877. [5] Throughout her career, she produced over 200 etchings, many of them of her home county, Norfolk. [6]
References
- ^ "Catherine Maude Nichols". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Hopkinson, Martin (1999). No Day without a Line: The History of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers 1880-1999. Tilbury, Clare., Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers., Ashmolean Museum. Oxford: Ashmolean Museum. p. 55. ISBN 1854440969. OCLC 43089488.
- ^ a b Lang, Gladys (1990). Etched in Memory: The Building and Survival of Artistic Reputation. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 99. ISBN 0807819085. OCLC 20825806.
- ^ Gray, Sara (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0718830847. OCLC 608209762.
-
^
Benezit dictionary of British graphic artists and illustrators. Bury, Stephen, 1954-. New York, NY.
ISBN
9780199923052.
OCLC
840645884.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: others ( link) - ^ Storey, Neil (2015). Little Book of Norwich. [Place of publication not identified]: The History Press. ISBN 978-0750961424. OCLC 921940363.
External links
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1847 births
- 1923 deaths
- 20th-century English women artists
- 19th-century English women artists
- 19th-century English painters
- 20th-century English painters
- 19th-century British printmakers
- 20th-century British printmakers
- Artists from Norwich
- English women painters
- British women printmakers
- 20th-century women painters