Catherine Duchemin

Catherine Duchemin (12 November 1630 – 21 September 1698) was a French flower and fruit painter.

Still Life

Catherine Duchemin
Portrait of Catherine Duchemin before her easel
Born(1630-11-12)12 November 1630
Died21 September 1698(1698-09-21) (aged 67)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPainting
Spouse
François Girardon
(m. 1657)

She was born in Paris as the daughter of the sculptor Jaques Duchemin and Elizabeth Hubault. She married the sculptor Girardon in 1657, and 14 April 1663 was received into the Academy as the first lady on whom this honour had been conferred.[1] Her reception piece was a flower still-life. Her portrait was painted by Sébastien Bourdon, whose portrait she also painted.[2] The portrait of her by Bourdon was shown at the Paris Exposition Universelle (1878), "Les Portraits nationaux", palais du Trocadéro.[3]

She had around 10 children which probably affected her productivity as a painter. She died in Paris.

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References

  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Duchemin, Catherine". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.


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