Catherine Maude Nichols Explained

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. 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

1. Web site: Catherine Maude Nichols. Cornwall Artists Index. en. 2018-03-03.
2. Book: Hopkinson, Martin. No Day without a Line: The History of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers 1880-1999. Ashmolean Museum. Tilbury, Clare., Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers., Ashmolean Museum.. 1999. 1854440969. Oxford. 55. 43089488.
3. Book: Lang, Gladys. Etched in Memory: The Building and Survival of Artistic Reputation. University of North Carolina Press. 1990. 0807819085. Chapel Hill. 99. 20825806.
4. Book: Gray, Sara. The Dictionary of British Women Artists. Lutterworth Press. 2009. 978-0718830847. Cambridge. 194. 608209762.
5. Book: Benezit dictionary of British graphic artists and illustrators. Bury, Stephen, 1954-. 9780199923052. New York, NY. 840645884.
6. Book: Storey, Neil. Little Book of Norwich. The History Press. 2015. 978-0750961424. [Place of publication not identified]. 921940363.