Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949) Hand-Coloured Woodcut

Sir William Nicholson (1872-1949)
"Prince Bismarck", 1897
Hand-coloured woodcut, without lettering
Unsigned
Image size: 24.5 cm x 23.5 cm
Sheet size: 26.9 cm x 25.4 cm

An original woodcut portrait by Nicholson of the celebrated German statesman Count Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898). Later published in the series of "Twelve Portraits by William Nicholson" by William Heinemann in September, 1899. The subjects within "Twelve Portraits" included Nicholson's celebrated image of Queen Victoria.

See British Museum [1992,0725.78.3] for similar

Printed on light-weight cream-coloured wove. Good condition. Slight crease to bottom right corner, small closed tear to right margin.