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K is for Keeper
Nicholson, William Newzam Prior, 1898, Wood cut
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Title
K is for Keeper
Description
A man holding a shotgun stands beside a seated dog. The man is turned away from the viewer and is wearing a long green coat, breeches and a cap. The dog has floppy ears, a dark patch over one eye and looks directly out of the picture.
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
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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. this character is believed to represent George Carpenter, M.D. who was godfather to Nicholson's son, Christopher.
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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