Hortense Richard

Hortense Richard (1860–1939 or 1940) was a French painter.^[1]

Hortense Richard
Born	(1860-06-24)24 June 1860 Paris, France
Died	1939 or 1940
Nationality	French
Known for	Painting
Spouse	Désiré Alfred Magne ​ (m. 1879)​

Biography

Richard was born on 24 June 1860 in Paris. She studied with Delphine Arnould de Cool-Fortin, Jules Joseph Lefebvre and William-Adolphe Bouguereau. She married fellow painter Désiré Alfred Magne [fr] in 1879.^[2]

She exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1875 to 1935.^[3] Richard exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts and The Woman's Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.^[4]

She died in 1939 or 1940.^[1][3][2]

Gallery

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  Love's Awakening (painting on porcelain)
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  The sleeping woman (1893) (painting on ivory).
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  At the church in Poitou (1895), Musée du Louvre
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  Side portrait of a young blond lady, Musée du Louvre
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  The letter of Manon, Musée du Louvre
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  Portrait of a young brunette, Musée du Louvre