Nicolas Gosse

A French painter and engraver, this artist is credited with the tempera decoration of several buildings and theatres in Paris and the murals in the church of Saint-Nicolat-du-Chardonnet.

He was a pupil of François-André Vincent, who taught him the art of precise drawing, brilliant brushstrokes and contrasting tones. His portraits are of great distinction in the firmness of their graphics. The "troubadour" genre subjects he sent to the Salon from 1808 to 1870 show an ingenious conception of theatrical composition, as confirmed by the scenes from the Napoleonic epic, and those from the reigns of Charles X and Louis-Philippe (historic gallery at Versailles). He was awarded a third-class medal in 1819, followed by a second-class medal in 1824. In 1828 he was made a knight of the Legion of Honour, then promoted to officer in 1870.

Gosse was the uncle of the painter Émile Bin (1825-1897), who was his pupil.