stained glass, notably a memorial window at St Andrew's Church, Mells. Teaching Nicholson had a number of pupils, including, in the 1930s, Winston Churchill. Churchill wrote that "I think the person who taught me most about painting was William Nicholson". Reception Nicholson was awarded a gold medal in the graphic works section of the Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam for his Almanach de douze sports 1898, the French edition of the Almanac of Twelve Sports, published 30 years earlier. He was knighted in 1936. Published works As author and illustrator An Alphabet. London: William Heinemann, 1898. Twelve Portraits. London: William Heinemann; [New York]: R.H. R[ussell], 1899. Douze portraits Paris: H. Floury, [1899]. Characters of Romance. London: William Heinemann, New York: R.H. Russell, 1900. Twelve Portraits – Second Series. London: William Heinemann; New York: R.H. Russell, 1902. Clever Bill. [London]: William Heinemann, [1926]. The Pirate Twins. [London]: Faber & Faber, [1929]. The Book of Blokes. [London]: Faber & Faber, [1929]. As illustrator An Almanac of Twelve Sports. Verses by Rudyard Kipling, illustrations by William Nicholson. London: William Heinemann, 1897. Almanach de douze sports 1898. Illustrations by William Nicholson, text by Octave Uzanne (Kipling's verses were not used in the French edition). Paris: Société française d'éditions d'art, [1898]. London Types. Quatorzains by William Ernest Henley, illustrations by William Nicholson. London: William Heinemann; New York: R.H. Russell, 1898. Tony Drum: a Cockney Boy. Edwin Pugh, ten coloured plates from designs by the Beggarstaff Brothers (five by Nicholson, five by James Pryde). London: William Heinemann; New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1898. The Square Book of Animals. Rhymes by Arthur Waugh, illustrations by William Nicholson. London: William Heinemann, 1900 (designed 1896, copyright 1899). Oxford, Parts I and II, each containing lithographs by William Nicholson, descriptive notes by Arthur Waugh. London: Stafford Gallery, 1905. The Velveteen Rabbit, or, How Toys Became Real. Margery Williams, illustrations by William Nicholson. London: William Heinemann, 1922. Exhibitions The principal exhibitions of William Nicholson include: References Further reading Andrew Graham-Dixon (29 September 2004). 'William Nicholson by Augustus John' Sunday Telegraph, "In The Picture". Helena Moore, Hugh Casson (introduction) (1988). The Nicholsons: A Story of Four People and Their Designs: Ben Nicholson, 1894–1982; Nancy Nicholson, 1899–1977; Kit Nicholson, 1904–1948; E.Q. Nicholson, born 1908, exhibition catalogue. York: York City Art Gallery. . External links Modern artists English illustrators 19th-century English painters English male painters 20th-century English painters Knights