Elizabeth Jane Gardner
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Elizabeth Jane Gardner (1837-1922) was an American figure painter, born in Exeter, New Hampshire. She studied in Paris under Merle, Lefebvre, and finally under William-Adolphe Bouguereau, whom she married in 1896, and whose manner she adopted so successfully that some of her work might be mistaken for his. Among her best-known works were "Cinderella," "Cornelia and Her Jewels," "Corinne," "Fortune Teller," "Maud Muller," "Daphne and Chloe," "Ruth and Naomi," "The Farmer's Daughter," "The Breton Wedding," and some portraits.
In 1872, Gardner became the first woman awarded a gold medal at the Paris Salon.
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