William Nicholas b. c.1807

  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
A watercolourist, etcher and lithographer who liked to depict Shakespearian and mythological subjects. He was best known for his portraits and actively took part in various exhibitions around Australia.
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creator of
First Fancy Ball in Australia
 
creator of
(Portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston)
 
creator of
(Portrait of Dr Bland)
 
creator of
Infant Piety
 
creator of
(Portrait of W.C. Wentworth)
 
creator of
Benjamin Boyd Esq
 
creator of
[Ellen McDouall Fitzgerald (Mrs John Crichton Stuart)]
 
creator of
(New Government House and Macquarie Fort, As Seen from the Domain)

A lithograph after John Skinner Prout’s 'New Government House and Macquarie Fort, As Seen from the Domain’.

 
creator of
(Profiles of Australian Aborigines)

Reworkings of William Fernyhough’s 'Profiles of Natives’.

 
creator of
Billy Blue
 
creator of
The Family Group
 
creator of
Leda
 
creator of
Danae
 
creator of
[Portrait of Sarah Morton Wentworth]
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Two portraits.

 
creator of
(Hon. George Thornton)
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creator of
Lady and Child
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creator of
Death of Surveyor Kennedy
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creator of
Passiflora
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creator of
(Portrait of John Rae)
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creator of
(Portrait of Major T.L. Mitchell)
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creator of
(Portrait of Bishop William Grant Broughton)
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creator of
(Portrait of Mary Murray)
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creator of
(Anna Maria Macarthur)
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creator of
(John Dunmore Lang)
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creator of
(Hannah Tompson)
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  • First Fancy Ball in Australia (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston) (creator of)
  • [Portrait of Sarah Morton Wentworth] (creator of)
  • (Hon. George Thornton) (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Dr Bland) (creator of)
  • Lady and Child (creator of)
  • Death of Surveyor Kennedy (creator of)
  • Passiflora (creator of)
  • Infant Piety (creator of)
  • (Portrait of W.C. Wentworth) (creator of)
  • (Portrait of John Rae) (creator of)
  • Benjamin Boyd Esq (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Major T.L. Mitchell) (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Bishop William Grant Broughton) (creator of)
  • (Portrait of Mary Murray) (creator of)
  • (Anna Maria Macarthur) (creator of)
  • [Ellen McDouall Fitzgerald (Mrs John Crichton Stuart)] (creator of)
  • (John Dunmore Lang) (creator of)
  • (Hannah Tompson) (creator of)
  • (New Government House and Macquarie Fort, As Seen from the Domain) (creator of)
  • (Profiles of Australian Aborigines) (creator of)
  • Billy Blue (creator of)
  • The Family Group (creator of)
  • Leda (creator of)
  • Danae (creator of)
  • (William IV) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Private collections. (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, Vic. (collected in)
  • Duntroon House, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Vaucluse House, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Old Government House, (National Trust), Parramatta, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
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