Mabel Pryde

Training under Hubert von Herkomer is recorded. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is painting. Work by Mabel Pryde is recorded in the collections of Tate, National Galleries Scotland, The Fleming Collection and National Portrait Gallery.

• Name — Mabel Pryde • Birth Name — Mabel Scott Lauder Pryde • Born — 12 February 1871 • Birthplace — Edinburgh, Scotland • Died — 1871 July 1918 • Place of death — London, England • Education — Bushey School of Art • Field — painting • Children — * Ben • Anthony • Nancy • Christopher • Relatives — * James Pryde (brother) • Kate Nicholson (granddaughter) • Simon Nicholson (grandson) • Robert Scott Lauder (uncle) • James Eckford Lauder (uncle)

She was the daughter of David Pryde, headmaster of Edinburgh Ladies College 1870–1891, and Barbara Lauder, whose father William was a brother of the famous Scottish artists Robert Scott Lauder and James Eckford Lauder. Mabel had one brother, the artist James Pryde. As children, they lived at 10 Fettes Row, a north-facing Edinburgh house. Pryde trained at the Bushey School of Art in Hertfordshire under the tutelage of Hubert von Herkomer. Here she met fellow student William Nicholson, whom she married in 1893. She introduced Nicholson to her brother James and all three moved to the Eight Bells, a former pub in Denham, in Buckinghamshire. Pryde and Nicholson had four children: Ben (1894–1982); Anthony (1897–1918), killed in action during the First World War; Annie Mary "Nancy" (1899–1978); and Christopher "Kit" (1904–1948). They moved to Rottingdean in 1909. In July 1918, Pryde died from influenza during the 1918 flu pandemic.

Pryde exhibited under her married name in several group shows in London, culminating in a solo show at the Chenil Gallery in 1912. Her work is included in the collections of the Tate Museum, London and the National Galleries of Scotland. In addition, there was an exhibition of her work at her former home, The Grange, Rottingdean in 2024. • Illustration — Family Group, Tate • Illustration — Harlequin with Chair, National Galleries of Scotland • Illustration — The Red Jersey, Aberdeen Art Gallery

The authorities additionally record the headings Mrs. Her recorded language was English. She married William Nicholson. 3 children are recorded: Nancy Nicholson, Ben Nicholson and Christopher Nicholson.