- Created by
- Sir William Nicholson 1872–1949
- Recipient
- Ben Nicholson OM 1894–1982
- Title
- Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William in India, featuring sketches of bull and a street scene
- Date
- 11 March 1915
- Description
- Envelope also attached featuring a sketch of a regal figure. Sent to the address, '152 King's Road, Chelsea, London' from the Viceregal Lodge, Delhi.
- Format
- Document - correspondence
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Purchased by the Tate Archive from Ben Nicholson's executors in 1987.
- Reference
- TGA 8717/1/1/1645
Archive context
- Ben Nicholson papers TGA 8717 (237)
- Correspondence TGA 8717/1 (79)
- Family correspondence including Ben Nicholson TGA 8717/1/1 (68)
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