Skip to main content

Begonias: PD.1-2007

An image of Painting
View image details Mirador icon - view image Mirador deep zoom IIIF Manifest IIIF Manifest Slow looking

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Painting
An image of Painting
Current Location: In storage

Titles

Begonias

Maker(s)

Nicholson, William

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Margherite Steen; Lillian Browse (Mrs S. Lines)

Legal notes

Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax from the estate of the later Mrs Sidney Lines (Lillian Browse C.B.E.) and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2007) by H.M. Government

Dating

1930s
1939 CE - 1940 CE

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Oil

Components of the work

Support composed of wood
Panel Height 38 cm Width 46 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: N
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Scratched
  • Type: Initial

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.1-2007
Primary reference Number: 140713

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Begonias" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140713 Accessed: 2025-12-05 18:14:42

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140713 |title=Begonias |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 18:14:42|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-140713

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp14/PD_1_2007.jpg"
        alt="Begonias"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Begonias</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo