The Velveteen Rabbit

About the Illustrator

William Nicholson was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, in 1872. After studies at Herkomer’s School in Bushey and the Académie Julian in Paris, he formed a partnership with James Pryde, ‘J. & W. Beggarstaff’, designing posters and graphic works. He soon became a successful and celebrated artist in his own right, painting still-lifes, landscapes and portraits. He also worked as a wood-engraver, an illustrator and a designer for the theatre. In 1904 he designed the set for the original theatre production of Peter Pan. In addition to illustrating The Velveteen Rabbit, Nicholson provided illustrations and cover designs for several books by his son-in-law Robert Graves, and wrote and illustrated his own two children’s books, Clever Bill (1926) and The Pirate Twins (1929). He was knighted in 1936.

About the Illustrator

William Nicholson was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, in 1872. After studies at Herkomer’s School in Bushey and the Académie Julian in Paris, he formed a partnership with James Pryde, ‘J. & W. Beggarstaff’, designing posters and graphic works. He soon became a successful and celebrated artist in his own right, painting still-lifes, landscapes and portraits. He also worked as a wood-engraver, an illustrator and a designer for the theatre. In 1904 he designed the set for the original theatre production of Peter Pan. In addition to illustrating The Velveteen Rabbit, Nicholson provided illustrations and cover designs for several books by his son-in-law Robert Graves, and wrote and illustrated his own two children’s books, Clever Bill (1926) and The Pirate Twins (1929). He was knighted in 1936.

About the Illustrator

William Nicholson was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, in 1872. After studies at Herkomer’s School in Bushey and the Académie Julian in Paris, he formed a partnership with James Pryde, ‘J. & W. Beggarstaff’, designing posters and graphic works. He soon became a successful and celebrated artist in his own right, painting still-lifes, landscapes and portraits. He also worked as a wood-engraver, an illustrator and a designer for the theatre. In 1904 he designed the set for the original theatre production of Peter Pan. In addition to illustrating The Velveteen Rabbit, Nicholson provided illustrations and cover designs for several books by his son-in-law Robert Graves, and wrote and illustrated his own two children’s books, Clever Bill (1926) and The Pirate Twins (1929). He was knighted in 1936.

About the Illustrator

William Nicholson was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, in 1872. After studies at Herkomer’s School in Bushey and the Académie Julian in Paris, he formed a partnership with James Pryde, ‘J. & W. Beggarstaff’, designing posters and graphic works. He soon became a successful and celebrated artist in his own right, painting still-lifes, landscapes and portraits. He also worked as a wood-engraver, an illustrator and a designer for the theatre. In 1904 he designed the set for the original theatre production of Peter Pan. In addition to illustrating The Velveteen Rabbit, Nicholson provided illustrations and cover designs for several books by his son-in-law Robert Graves, and wrote and illustrated his own two children’s books, Clever Bill (1926) and The Pirate Twins (1929). He was knighted in 1936.

About the Illustrator

William Nicholson was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, in 1872. After studies at Herkomer’s School in Bushey and the Académie Julian in Paris, he formed a partnership with James Pryde, ‘J. & W. Beggarstaff’, designing posters and graphic works. He soon became a successful and celebrated artist in his own right, painting still-lifes, landscapes and portraits. He also worked as a wood-engraver, an illustrator and a designer for the theatre. In 1904 he designed the set for the original theatre production of Peter Pan. In addition to illustrating The Velveteen Rabbit, Nicholson provided illustrations and cover designs for several books by his son-in-law Robert Graves, and wrote and illustrated his own two children’s books, Clever Bill (1926) and The Pirate Twins (1929). He was knighted in 1936.

About the Illustrator

William Nicholson was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, in 1872. After studies at Herkomer’s School in Bushey and the Académie Julian in Paris, he formed a partnership with James Pryde, ‘J. & W. Beggarstaff’, designing posters and graphic works. He soon became a successful and celebrated artist in his own right, painting still-lifes, landscapes and portraits. He also worked as a wood-engraver, an illustrator and a designer for the theatre. In 1904 he designed the set for the original theatre production of Peter Pan. In addition to illustrating The Velveteen Rabbit, Nicholson provided illustrations and cover designs for several books by his son-in-law Robert Graves, and wrote and illustrated his own two children’s books, Clever Bill (1926) and The Pirate Twins (1929). He was knighted in 1936.