John Colley Nixon
John Colley Nixon 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.Works
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.
