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'''Catherine Maude Nichols''' (October 6, 1847 – January 30, 1923) was a British [[Painting|painter]] and [[Printmaking|printmaker.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/catherine-maude-nichols|title=Catherine Maude Nichols|last=|first=|date=|website=Cornwall Artists Index|language=English|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> She was born in [[Norwich]], England, and is notable for being one of the first "lady fellows" of the [[Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers|Royal Society of Painter-Etchers]], elected in 1882.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43089488|title=No Day without a Line: The History of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers 1880-1999|last=Hopkinson|first=Martin|date=1999|publisher=Ashmolean Museum|others=Tilbury, Clare., Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers., Ashmolean Museum.|year=1999|isbn=1854440969|location=Oxford|pages=55|oclc=43089488}}</ref>


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== Early Life and Education ==
Born in 1847, her father was W.P. Nichols, a prominent surgeon, [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]], and former Mayor of [[Norwich]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20825806|title=Etched in Memory: The Building and Survival of Artistic Reputation|last=Lang|first=Gladys|date=1990|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|year=1990|isbn=0807819085|location=Chapel Hill|pages=99|oclc=20825806}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> She studied wood engraving at the Norwich School of Art and won a prize for her work there in 1874.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/608209762|title=The Dictionary of British Women Artists|last=Gray|first=Sara|date=2009|publisher=Lutterworth Press|year=2009|isbn=0718830849|location=Cambridge|pages=194|oclc=608209762}}</ref>
'''Catherine Maude Nichols''' (6 October 1847 – 30 January 1923) was a British [[Painting|painter]] and [[Printmaking|printmaker.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/catherine-maude-nichols|title=Catherine Maude Nichols|website=Cornwall Artists Index|language=en|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref> She was born in [[Norwich]], England, and is notable for being one of the first "lady fellows" of the [[Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers|Royal Society of Painter-Etchers]], elected in 1882.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43089488|title=No Day without a Line: The History of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers 1880-1999|last=Hopkinson|first=Martin|publisher=Ashmolean Museum|others=Tilbury, Clare., Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers., Ashmolean Museum.|year=1999|isbn=1854440969|location=Oxford|pages=55|oclc=43089488}}</ref>


== Career ==
==Biography ==
She made her debut at the [[Royal Academy of Arts]] in 1877.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/840645884|title=Benezit dictionary of British graphic artists and illustrators|others=Bury, Stephen, 1954-|isbn=9780199923052|location=New York, NY|oclc=840645884}}</ref> Throughout her career, she produced over 200 etchings, many of them of her home county, [[Norfolk]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/921940363|title=Little Book of Norwich|last=Storey|first=Neil|date=2015|publisher=The History Press|year=2015|isbn=0750961422|location=[Place of publication not identified]|pages=|oclc=921940363}}</ref>
Born in 1847, her father was W.P. Nichols, a prominent surgeon, [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]], and former Mayor of [[Norwich]].<ref name="Lang 1990">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/etchedinmemorybu0000lang/page/99|title=Etched in Memory: The Building and Survival of Artistic Reputation|last=Lang|first=Gladys|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|year=1990|isbn=0807819085|location=Chapel Hill|pages=[https://archive.org/details/etchedinmemorybu0000lang/page/99 99]|oclc=20825806}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Lang 1990" /> She studied wood engraving at the Norwich School of Art and won a prize for her work there in 1874.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/608209762|title=The Dictionary of British Women Artists|last=Gray|first=Sara|publisher=Lutterworth Press|year=2009|isbn=978-0718830847|location=Cambridge|pages=194|oclc=608209762}}</ref>

Nichols made her debut at the [[Royal Academy of Arts]] in 1877.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/840645884|title=Benezit dictionary of British graphic artists and illustrators|others=Bury, Stephen, 1954-|isbn=9780199923052|location=New York, NY|oclc=840645884}}</ref> Throughout her career, she produced over 200 etchings, many of them of her home county, [[Norfolk]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/921940363|title=Little Book of Norwich|last=Storey|first=Neil|publisher=The History Press|year=2015|isbn=978-0750961424|location=[Place of publication not identified]|oclc=921940363}}</ref>


== References ==
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== External Links ==
== External links ==
*{{Art UK bio}}
[https://artuk.org/discover/artists/nichols-catherine-maude-18471923 Catherine Maude Nichols on Art UK]

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Latest revision as of 05:53, 10 November 2024

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Catherine Maude Nichols". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Gray, Sara (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0718830847. OCLC 608209762.
  5. ^ Benezit dictionary of British graphic artists and illustrators. Bury, Stephen, 1954-. New York, NY. ISBN 9780199923052. OCLC 840645884.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ Storey, Neil (2015). Little Book of Norwich. [Place of publication not identified]: The History Press. ISBN 978-0750961424. OCLC 921940363.
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