Marie-Nicole Vestier Explained

Marie-Nicole Vestier (1767–1846) was a French painter.

Biography

A native of Paris, Vestier was the daughter of painter Antoine Vestier. Known as a portraitist, in 1789 she married miniature painter François Dumont.^[1] In 1785 a portrait of her by her father, in which she is depicted painting his portrait, appeared at the Paris Salon; this painting is currently held in a private collection in Buenos Aires. She was barred from presenting her own work at the Salon for several years, but in 1794 showed her self-portrait The Artist at Her Occupations.^[2] For many years it was assumed that Vestier was the artist who received much acclaim from critics for work which had been shown in 1785 at the place Dauphine; more recent research has shown this to be Angélique-Louise Verrier instead.^[1] Another portrait of Vestier by her father is held by the National Gallery of Scotland.^[3]

A painting of Marie-Nicole was acquired by the Musée de la Révolution française in 2017. This painting is his self-portrait presented at the Salon de Paris in 1793.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.pastellists.com/Articles/VESTIERn.pdf Profile
2. Book: National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.. Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections.. Scala Publishers Limited. 2012. 9781857597431. London.
3. Web site: The Artist's Daughter, Marie-Nicole Vestier. www.nationalgalleries.org. 28 July 2017.
4. Web site: Un tableau de Marie-Nicole Dumont acquis par le Musée de la Révolution à Vizille. Didier. Rykner. August 8, 2021. La Tribune de l'Art.