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Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins

Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins, by William Nicholson, 1898
Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins, by William Nicholson, 1898

Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins is a print by the Impressionist artist William Nicholson. It dates from 1898 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Accession no.
2010.636

About this work

Overview

Created in 1898, Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins is a printed work that presents a series of portrait studies. The piece belongs to the portrait genre and is part of the collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Context

The creator, William Nicholson, was an English artist active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His practice spanned still‑life, landscape, and portrait painting, and he was also engaged in printmaking, illustration, and design for theatre and children's publications.

Technique & Style

Nicholson employed his skill in printmaking to render a set of twelve individual likenesses, each executed with the precise line work and tonal subtlety characteristic of his graphic output. The format underscores his interest in capturing character through simplified yet expressive forms.

Twelve Portraits: The Archbishop of Canterbury
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Artist & collection

Portrait of William Nicholson

Artist

William Nicholson

Sir William Newzam Prior Nicholson (5 February 1872 – 16 May 1949) was a British painter of still-life, landscape and portraits.

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Who painted Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins?

Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins was painted by William Nicholson in 1898.

Where can I see Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins?

Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

What movement is Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins?

Twelve Portraits: Sir Henry Hawkins is associated with Impressionism.

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