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WILLIAM NICHOLSON (1784-1844)

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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 658 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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WILLIAM See also:NICHOLSON (1784-1844)  , Scottish painter, was See also:born at See also:Newcastle-on-See also:Tyne . Having settled in See also:Edinburgh, he painted portraits both in oil and See also:water-See also:colour; and along with See also:Thomas See also:Hamilton the architect he was one of the founders and most vigorous promoters of the Scottish See also:Academy, of which he became the first secretary (1826-1833) . In 1818 he published a See also:series of etchings entitled Portraits of Distinguished Living Characters of See also:Scotland, including See also:Sir See also:Walter See also:Scott, See also:Lord See also:Jeffrey, See also:Robert See also:Burns and See also:Professor See also:Wilson .

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