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MuseoMag   N°I 2025 
A FEMALE PAINTER FROM STRASBOURG 
STEPS INTO THE LIMELIGHT 
Acquiring paintings by Monique Daniche 
Many museums around the world are actively trying 
to redress the balance in their collections of Euro- 
pean paintings before 1850 where, in general, female 
portraits and especially works painted by women 
artists are far outnumbered by their male counter- 
parts. With a limited budget and stiff international 
competition, the museum’s department of fine arts is 
always looking for rare opportunities to acquire work 
in that field on the art market. This year, we were 
fortunate enough to acquire no less than three works 
by the French painter Monique Daniche (1737-1824), 
who was working as a much sought-after portraitist 
Monique Daniche (1737-1824), Portrait of Catherine Hubscher (1753-1835), known as “Madame Sans-Gêne”, c.1800. Oil on 
canvas, 63.5 x 54 cm. MNAHA collection. 
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