Marie Nicolas

Marie Joséphine Nicolas (1845 – 1903) was a French painter.

Marie Joséphine Nicolas
Self-portrait (1871)
Born	25 July 1845 Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne
Died	1903
Nationality	French

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.

Selected works

Self Portrait (1871)

Father Ricard (1882)

Fillette en prière^[4]

Jeune Bretonne et sa poupée (1889)^[4][5]