Joséphine Berthault (20 November 1853 – 6 August 1923) was a French painter.^[1]

Joséphine was born in Angers, studied academic painting and drawing from a young age and was a student of her successful uncle, Jules Lenepveu.^{[citation needed]} She married Fernand Berthault (1849 - 1930) who was also a painter.^[2]

Joséphine Berthault was active between 1877 and 1892,^[2] created mostly landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, and was one of a select group of women painters of the nineteenth century who exhibited their art throughout France.^[3] She also taught art to many students at her studio, located at Ralliement place in Angers, in the building built for her father-in-law Gaspard Berthault (1820 - 1900). Gaspard was a photographer and scenic painter who became known for his portraits in daguerreotypes.^{[citation needed]}

Distinctions awarded to Joséphine Berthault.^[3][4]

• Officer of the academy in 1899^[3]

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  Honorable Mention at a Paris Salon in 1890
• Member, Society of French Artists
• Exposition Medals of Anger, Laval, and Tours.
• Showing "Portrait de mon oncle M. Jules Lenepveu" at the Museum of Beaux-Arts, Angers in 1892^[4]

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  Florence Berthault, her daughter
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  Fernand Berthault, her husband
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  Shepherd
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  Portrait of a woman
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  Infant with cherries
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  Still life

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