1. Nelly Erichsen was an English illustrator and painter.
17 Facts About Nelly Erichsen
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In July 2018 Nelly Erichsen - A Hidden Life, a biography of Erichsen by Sarah Harkness was published.
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Nelly Erichsen was born on 9 December 1862 in Newcastle upon Tyne, the fourth of six children.
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Nelly Erichsen's father was Herman Gustav Erichsen, born in Copenhagen in October 1826 who, after a 'commercial education' and travelling in Europe, came to Newcastle as a young man of just 22.
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Nelly Erichsen died on 6 December 1889 at the age of 63.
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Nelly Erichsen was fluent in Danish and kept a close relationship to her parents' home country.
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Nelly Erichsen's sister Alice Erichsen was a translator of Danish literature into English.
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Nelly Erichsen quickly gained some financial independence as a professional artist, including commissions to produce illustrations accompanying short stories in the English Illustrated Magazine.
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In 1893 Nelly Erichsen exhibited a painting at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition entitled Phyllis.
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Nelly Erichsen's painting The Orchard was reviewed in The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs.
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From 1891 to 1897 Nelly Erichsen was a consistent contributor to the Royal Academy exhibitions, including the following works:.
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In 1903 Nelly Erichsen worked with Edmund Gardner on The Story of Florence.
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Nelly Erichsen is credited in the book's preface: "I am more particularly indebted to Miss Erichsen not only for the charm of her illustrations but for numerous interesting details relating to persons and places".
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Nelly Erichsen was a founder of the Essex House Press, inspired by William Morris' Kelmscott Press.
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Griggs was one of the first etchers to be elected to fellowship of the Royal Academy and like Nelly Erichsen was an illustrator for the Macmillan Highways and Byways Series.
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From 1912 until November 1918, Nelly Erichsen was living in the quiet Tuscan spa town of Bagni di Lucca with two companions, Evangeline Marrs Whipple and Rose Cleveland.
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In 1918 both Rose Cleveland and Nelly Erichsen were killed by the 1918 flu pandemic which decimated the post-war world.