Francis Nicholson (painter)
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Sir Francis Nicholson (1753 - 1844) was a British artist.
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[edit] Early life
Nicholson was born in Pickering, North Yorkshire, in 1753.
[edit] Career
Nicholson worked in watercolour and oil and is mainly known as a landscape artist.
After he moved to London, he became one of the founders of the Society of Painters in Watercolours.
[edit] Later life
Nicholson died in 1844 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
[edit] Legacy
His c. 1837 self-portrait is in the National Portrait Gallery.
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