William Nicholson - W for Waitress

Lithographic transfer of the hand-coloured woodcut by William Nicholson. Published by William Heinemann as part of the Popular Edition of An Alphabet, 1898.

Image size: 9 1/4" x 7 3/4". Mounted: 16 x 14"

Generally very good condition throughout.

Nicholson (1872-1949) was paid the princely sum of £5.00 by Heinemann for each woodcut and a further sixpence for colouring those in the De luxe edition (of which he is said to have been capable of finishing thirty to forty a day). The first edition of the Popular series were sold out by 1 January 1898. The original image for 'W' was a watchman - Nicholson substituted Waitress instead.

£95.00 Mounted in acid-free board.