John Colley Nixon

John Colley Nixon (baptised as John Coley Nixon on 18 August 1755 – 1818)[1] was an English merchant and amateur artist.

Life

The son of Robert Nixon, an Irish merchant in London, he was in business as a merchant in Basinghall Street, London, and was for many years secretary to the Beefsteak Club.[2][1]

Works

Eastbourne from Lord G. Cavendish's Seat in the Park, landscape by John Nixon

Nixon was known for landscapes, and for caricatures, some of which he etched himself. He was a frequent exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1784 to 1815. He drew a number of views of the seats of the nobility and gentry in England and Ireland, which were engraved for a series published by William Watts.[2]

Notes

1. Fordham, Douglas. "Nixon, John Colley". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20209. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
2. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Nixon, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. 41. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). "Nixon, John". Dictionary of National Biography. 41. London: Smith, Elder & Co.