About Joséphine Houssay
Lived 1840 – 1914 (aged 73). Joséphine Houssay was a French painter.
Joséphine Houssay (or, by mistake Joséphine Houssaye; 1840 – 1914) was a French painter.
She was a pupil of Tony Robert-Fleury at the Académie Julian. Houssaye exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.
Her painting The Lesson, was included in the 1905 book Women Painters of the World.
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Who was Joséphine Houssay?
French painter
When was Joséphine Houssay born?
Joséphine Houssay was born on 25 December 1840 in Nantes.
When did Joséphine Houssay die?
Joséphine Houssay died on 27 March 1914 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Joséphine Houssay's occupation?
Joséphine Houssay was a painter.
What nationality was Joséphine Houssay?
Joséphine Houssay was French.
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