Charles Joshua Chaplin [SEP] date of death
Charles Joshua Chaplin
Charles Joshua Chaplin (8 June 1825 – 30 January 1891) was a French painter and printmaker who painted both landscapes and portraits. He was an accomplished artist mastering different techniques such as pastels, lithography, watercolor, chalk, oil painting and etching. He was best known for his elegant portraits of young women.
Biography.
Charles Joshua Chaplin was born on 8 June 1825 in Les Andelys, Eure, France. His mother, Olympia Adelle Moisy, was French, whereas his father, John
In 1872, Joseph married his niece, Antonine de Mun (1849–1931), daughter of the Marquess de Mun. She was a sister of Count Albert de Mun and born in Paris. In Belgium, she became a respected artist in aristocratic circles.
She studied in the atelier of Charles Joshua Chaplin and painted lots of portraits of family members and members of the Belgian Royal Family. A year before her death, she was honoured in her own right by the Belgian King: she was rewarded and became a Dame