London Types: Barmaid (1898): Art, History and Details

London Types: Barmaid (1898) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is William Nicholson (British, 1872–1949).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

London Types celebrates the affection residents felt for their city at the end of the 19th century. The series includes many depictions of women because the publisher William Heinemann, a strong supporter of the struggle for equality, advised the artist to represent both sexes equally. The scenes document London of the 1890s with contemporary references.

Object facts

• Title: London Types: Barmaid
• Date: 1898
• Creator attribution: William Nicholson (British, 1872–1949)
• Culture: England, 19th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: color lithograph with watercolor added by hand
• Dimensions: Sheet: 32.8 x 26.5 cm (12 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.); Image: 25.4 x 22.7 cm (10 x 8 15/16 in.)
• Collection: PR - Lithograph
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 2010.625

Collection credit

Gift of John Bonebrake

Further reading listed by the museum

• Glaubinger, Jane. "A Legacy on Paper." Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 51, no. 5 (September/October 2011): 12-13.

View the collection record

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