Nelly Erichsen

Nelly Erichsen
Born(1862-12-09)9 December 1862
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Died15 November 1918(1918-11-15) (aged 55)
Bagni di Lucca, Italy
Resting placeEnglish Cemetery at Bagni di Lucca
Occupation(s)Illustrator, painter, writer

Nelly Erichsen (9 December 1862 – 15 November 1918) was an English illustrator and painter. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, she was born into a wealthy professional Danish family. After studies at the Royal Academy of Arts in the 1880s, she pursued a successful career as an illustrator and writer, working with a number of publishing firms including J. M. Dent and Macmillan, and jointly publishing travel books with Janet Ross, a prominent member of the Anglo-Tuscan pre-War community. In July 2018, Nelly Erichsen - A Hidden Life, a biography of Erichsen by Sarah Harkness was published.

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