Nico Wilhelm Jungmann
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Nico Wilhelm Jungmann also known as Nico Jungman, was a Dutch painter of landscapes and figural subjects. He was also a book-illustrator and decorator. Jungmann studied with a church painter and also at the Royal Academy, Amsterdam. He came to London about 1893 on a scholarship and became a naturalized British subject, returning to Holland frequently, to paint in Volendam
. As a naturalised Briton, he was interned
by German forces during the First World War, which led eventually to the break-up of his marriage. Jungmann made several painting excursions to Brittany
and Holland with his friend and fellow-painter Charles W. Bartlett
.
), as his second wife.
Loyd had two children, Richard and Stewart.
Zita and Teresa
became famous as "Bright Young People
" in the 1920s. Zita lived to 102 and was the subject of many obituaries. Teresa, known as "Baby", married Graham Cuthbertson in 1940 and had two children, Penelope and Richard. Like her sister she also lived to 102.
Volendam
Volendam is a town in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Edam-Volendam. The town has about 22,000 inhabitants .- History :...
. As a naturalised Briton, he was interned
Internment
Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people, commonly in large groups, without trial. The Oxford English Dictionary gives the meaning as: "The action of 'interning'; confinement within the limits of a country or place." Most modern usage is about individuals, and there is a distinction...
by German forces during the First World War, which led eventually to the break-up of his marriage. Jungmann made several painting excursions to Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
and Holland with his friend and fellow-painter Charles W. Bartlett
Charles W. Bartlett
Charles William Bartlett was an English painter and printmaker. He studied metallurgy and worked in that field for several years. At age 23, he enrolled in the Royal Academy in London, where he studied painting and etching...
.
Family
In 1900 Jungman married Beatrice Mackay, and they had three children, Loyd, Zita and Theresa (baby), divorcing in 1918. Beatrice remarried to Richard Guinness (from the banking branch of the Guinness familyGuinness family
The Guinness family is an extensive aristocratic Irish Protestant family noted for their accomplishments in brewing, banking, politics and religious ministry...
), as his second wife.
Loyd had two children, Richard and Stewart.
Zita and Teresa
Teresa Jungman
Teresa Jungman was the daughter of Nico Wilhelm Jungmann. Along with her sister Zita Jungman, she was one of the "Bright Young People" in the 1920s....
became famous as "Bright Young People
Bright Young People
The Bright Young People was a nickname given by the tabloid press to a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London. They threw elaborate fancy dress parties, went on elaborate treasure hunts through nighttime London, and drank heavily and experimented with drugs—all of which...
" in the 1920s. Zita lived to 102 and was the subject of many obituaries. Teresa, known as "Baby", married Graham Cuthbertson in 1940 and had two children, Penelope and Richard. Like her sister she also lived to 102.