Frédérique Émilie Auguste O'Connell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frédérique Émilie Auguste O'Connell

French painter (1823–1885)

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1823

Place of Birth: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1885

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Frédérique Émilie Auguste O'Connell

  • Frédérique Émilie Auguste O'Connell, whose name at birth was Frédérique Miethe, was born in Potsdam on March 22, 1823 and died in Paris in 1885.
  • A German painter and portraitist, her work was in vogue among the Parisian social set of the Second Empire.
  • Her works of engraving, rare and limited in number, were prized by the critics of the era.
  • Nonetheless, she died forgotten as an artist. Madame O'Connell is mentioned in the memoir of Irish pastel portraitist Henriett Corkran (1841/2- 1911) who recalled that O'Connell lived and worked in La Place Vintimille, in Paris.
  • Miss Corkran, who wished to become one of O'Connell's pupils, described her as having a 'plain countenance ...
  • redeemed by wonderful dark eyes, full of fire and intelligence'.
  • Among the paintings Corkran observed in Madame O'Connell's studio were portraits of poet Théophile Gautier, author Alexandre Dumas and the social reformer le Père Enfantin.
  • Corkran further recalls that O'Connell was 'interested in the rights of humanity, the liberty of women.

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