John Nield
French, 1843-1871
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John Nield was a French illustrator.
Born on August 25, 1843, in Wazemmes (a commune annexed by Lille in 1858), John Nield was the son of an English couple, Grace Borrows (1805–1849) and John Nield (circa 1793–1846), a spinning mill foreman.
At the end of the Second Empire, Nield published humorous drawings in several satirical magazines. He contributed in particular to L'Image, which became Paris-Comique in January 1869, and to the popular edition of the latter magazine, Le Petit journal comique. This collaboration continued after September 1870, when Paris-Comique merged with L'Esprit follet. He also drew for L'Eclipse in 1870.
John Nield died on January 21, 1871, at his home at 51 Rue La Fayette. His death certificate was signed by the cartoonists Léopold Léger and Léon Courson (1847-1929), the latter being the brother-in-law of the deceased.