title: Marie Nicolas
text: # Marie Nicolas
  
  Marie Joséphine Nicolas (1845 – 1903) was a French painter.
  
  Nicolas was born in Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne and was also known as Marie Nicholas or Marie Joséphine Drapier. She was a pupil of Levasseur and Charles Joshua Chaplin and is known for portraits and genre works. 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. Her self-portrait is preserved in the local museum of her hometown.
  
  ## Selected works
  
  Self Portrait (1871)
  
  Father Ricard (1882)
  
  Fillette en prière
  
  Jeune Bretonne et sa poupée (1889)
  
  