H for Huntsman

Category

Library Item

Item no

23653

Title

H for Huntsman

Description

A man wearing a red coat, a cap and riding boots sits on the back of a black horse. He holds one hand up to the back of his head and with the other grasps the horse's reins. The man's mouth is wide open in exclamation and he has a bugle slung across his chest.
Reproduced by kind permission of (c) Desmond Banks.

Artist / maker

Nicholson, William Newzam Prior

Date

1898

Size

24.5 x 19.5 cm

Type

Wood cut

Location

Art and Design Library

'An Alphabet', a series of woodcut prints, was executed by William Nicholson in 1897 and published in 1898. The first image in the series of alphabet illustrations is in fact, a self portrait of the artist. At the age of 25, Nicholson self-deprecatingly said he 'was an Artist'. Of the series, A and D were the pieces submitted for approval by William Heinemann. Each woodblock was valued at £5, and 6p for each of the impressions which were hand-coloured.
Along with a woodcut of Queen Victoria made in 1897, 'An Alphabet' served to establish Nicholson's public reputation as an artist. He went on, after 1900, to concentrate on portrait and landscape painting, but his work as a printmaker continues to be highly regarded.

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Sport and leisure > Activities > Hunting

Sport and leisure > Activities > Riding

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