Collection Online as of October 4, 2023
London Types: The Drum Major
William Nicholson
(British, 1872–1949)
Color lithograph
Support: Wove paper
Sheet: 32.4 x 26.4 cm (12 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.); Image: 25.4 x 22.9 cm (10 x 9 in.)
Gift of John Bonebrake 2010.617
Catalogue raisonné: Campbell, 53C
Location
not on view
Description
London Types celebrates the affection residents felt for their city at the end of the 19th century. The series includes many depictions of women because the publisher William Heinemann, a strong supporter of the struggle for equality, advised the artist to represent both sexes equally. The scenes document London of the 1890s with contemporary references.