Marianne Croker
English painter (1791-1854)
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Marianne Croker (1791–1854) was an English watercolour painter and author of the 19th century.
Marianne Croker | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1791 |
| Died | 6 October 1854 (aged 62–63) London, England |
Resting place | Brompton Cemetery, London |
| Other name | Marianne Nicholson |
| Occupation | Watercolour painter |
| Spouse | |
| Father | Francis Nicholson |
| Relatives | Thomas F.D. Croker (son) |
Early life
Croker was born as Marianne Nicholson. Croker's father was Francis Nicholson, a leading watercolourist. Croker had a brother, Alfred.[1]
Career
Some time after 1818, Croker and her brother Alfred made the acquaintance of Thomas Crofton Croker, then a civil servant with antiquarian interests. The three made a number of trips to the south of Ireland to gather material for a proposed publication – Researches in the South of Ireland (1824) – to which Marianne contributed illustrations.[2][3]
In Marianne, Thomas Croker found a partner who shared his interests and talents, and the two made numerous visits to Ireland in support of Thomas's later publications dealing with Celtic folklore.[2] Marianne's extensive contributions to Thomas's work are largely unacknowledged.[1][4]
Croker was the author of two books, Barney Mahoney and My Village Versus Our Village – both published at her request under her husband's name.[2] She also exhibited a number of landscape paintings.[1]
Personal life
In 1830, Croker married Thomas Crofton Croker, a civil servant with interests in antiquity. They had one child, Thomas Francis Dillon Croker, an amateur antiquary and poet.[1]
On 6 October 1854, Croker died in England, two months after the death of her husband.[1] She was buried at Brompton Cemetery in London (in the same grave as her husband) on 10 October.[5][6]