Marie Nicolas
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Born25 July 1845
Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France
Died1903 (aged 57–58)
Marie Joséphine Nicolas | |
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 Self-portrait (1871) | |
| Born | 25 July 1845 Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France |
| Died | 1903 (aged 57–58) |
Marie Joséphine Nicolas (25 July 1845 – 1903) was a French painter.
Nicolas was born in Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne and was also known as Marie Nicholas or Marie Joséphine Drapier.[1] She was a pupil of Levasseur and Charles Joshua Chaplin and is known for portraits and genre works.[2] She first showed work at the Paris Salon in 1867 and her 1882 work Father Ricard was included in the book Women Painters of the World.[3] Her self-portrait is preserved in the local museum of her hometown.
