Gabriel Nicolet

1856-1921

Swiss

The painter Gabriel (Émile Édouard) Nicolet’s family came from Switzerland. He trained as an artist at academies in Liège, Düsseldorf and Paris. He belonged to the ‘Malkasten’ artists’ association in Düsseldorf in 1881–1885. He spent 1887-1888 in Morocco where he worked as an illustrator and correspondent for the Illustrated London News. In addition, Nicolet made illustrations for various magazines belonging to the Cassel & Cie publishing house. While living in London he was a member of the Society of Portrait Painters. As a result of his portraits in particular, for which he gained considerable acclaim, he participated in numerous exhibitions, including one in New York in 1916. He received several awards for his work, including the Medal of the Belgian Government in 1878 and a bronze medal in 1889 at the World’s Fair in Paris, followed by silver in 1900.