Charles Joshua Chaplin
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France
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painter and engraver. He was born in Les Andelys
Les Andelys
Les Andelys is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Geography:It lies on the Seine, about 35 km northeast of Évreux.The commune is divided into two parts, Grand-Andely and Petit-Andely.-Population:-Sights:...
, Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
, France
France
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to an English
England
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father and a French mother. Although he spent the whole of his life in France, he only became naturalized in 1886. He died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
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Chaplin conducted art classes specifically for women at his studio. The American artist Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt
Mary Stevenson Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists...
and the English artist Louise Jopling
Louise Jopling
Louise Jane Jopling was an English painter of the Victorian era, and one of the most prominent women artists of her generation.-Early life:...
were among Chaplin's students.