Catherine Maude Nichols (6 October 1847 – 30 January 1923) was a British painter and printmaker. 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.
Biography
Born in 1847, her father was W.P. Nichols, a prominent surgeon, Liberal, and former Mayor of Norwich. 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. She studied wood engraving at the Norwich School of Art and won a prize for her work there in 1874.
Nichols made her debut at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1877. Throughout her career, she produced over 200 etchings, many of them of her home county, Norfolk.
References
- "Catherine Maude Nichols". Cornwall Artists Index. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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- ^ 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. : The History Press. ISBN 978-0750961424. OCLC 921940363.