Nicola Marschall: Life and Legacy Early Life and Education Born: Strasbourg, Germany (then St. Wendel, Prussia) in 1829. Marschall hailed from a wealthy Prussian family involved in the tobacco merchant business. He emigrated to the United States in 1849, initially settling in New Orleans, Louisiana, before moving to Mobile, Alabama and eventually Marion, Alabama. Marschall began his artistic journey by teaching art at his portrait studio and later at the Marion Female Seminary. He briefly returned to Germany to refine his artistic techniques, demonstrating a commitment to continuo…