Skip navigation

Main menu

  • What's on
  • Art & Artists
    • The Collection
      Artists
      Artworks
      Art by theme
      Media
      Videos
      Podcasts
      Short articles
      Learning
      Schools
      Art Terms
      Tate Research
      Art Making
      Create like an artist
      Kids art activities
      Tate Draw game
  • Visit
  • Shop
Become a Member
  • DISCOVER ART
  • ARTISTS A-Z
  • ARTWORK SEARCH
  • ART BY THEME
  • VIDEOS
  • ART TERMS
  • SCHOOLS
  • TATE KIDS
  • RESEARCH
  • Tate Britain
    Tate Britain Free admission
  • Tate Modern
    Tate Modern Free admission
  • Tate Liverpool + RIBA North
    Tate Liverpool + RIBA North Free admission
  • Tate St Ives
    Tate St Ives Ticket or membership card required
  • FAMILIES
  • ACCESSIBILITY
  • SCHOOLS
  • PRIVATE TOURS
Tate Logo
Become a Member
  • Art and Artists
  • Tate Archive
  • Collections of Digitised Archive Items
  • Ben Nicholson papers
  • Correspondence
  • Family correspondence including Ben Nicholson
  • Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William in India, featuring sketches of bull and a street scene

Sir William Nicholson, recipient: Ben Nicholson OM

Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William in India, featuring sketches of bull and a street scene

11 March 1915

Letter, page 1

Created by
Sir William Nicholson 1872–1949
Recipient
Ben Nicholson OM 1894–1982
Date
11 March 1915
Show details

© Desmond Banks

Image released under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

License this image

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 (233)
    • Correspondence TGA 8717/1 (79)
      • Family correspondence including Ben Nicholson TGA 8717/1/1 (68)
        • Letter to Ben Nicholson from his father William in India, featuring sketches of bull and a street scene TGA 8717/1/1/1645
Artwork
Close

Join in

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
Sign up to emails

Sign up to emails

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Tate’s privacy policy

About

  • About us
  • Our collection
  • Terms and copyright
  • Governance
  • Picture library
  • ARTIST ROOMS
  • Tate Kids

Support

  • Tate Collective
  • Members
  • Patrons
  • Donate
  • Corporate
  • My account
  • Press
  • Jobs
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Cookies
  • Contact
© The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery, 2025
All rights reserved