William Nicholson (artist)

Sir William Nicholson
William Nicholson, photographed in 1908 by Alvin Langdon Coburn
Born	William Newzam Prior Nicholson 5 February 1872 (1872-02-05) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	16 May 1949 (1949-05-17) (aged 77) Blewbury, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England
Nationality	British
Known for	Painter of portraits, still-lifes and landscapes; engraver, graphic artist, illustrator
Spouses	Mabel Pryde ​ ​ (m. 1893; died 1918)​ Edith Stuart-Wortley ​ ​ (m. 1919, separated)​
Children	5, including Ben, Nancy and Christopher
Relatives	Kate Nicholson (granddaughter) Simon Nicholson (grandson)

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.