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Marie Henrietta Osthaus Griffith BIOGRAPHY
1855 Wohldenberg, Hanover, Prussia - 1927 Toledo, Ohio. Known for: Landscape, still life and coastal view paintings.
Marie Osthaus was born September 26, 1855, in Wohldenberg, Hanover, Prussia. One of seven children born to Henry and Henrietta (Hunnemann) Osthaus, she was the older sister of Edmund Osthaus, the... Read full biography
Marie Osthaus was born September 26, 1855, in Wohldenberg, Hanover, Prussia. One of seven children born to Henry and Henrietta (Hunnemann) Osthaus, she was the older sister of Edmund Osthaus, the artist later known for his paintings of hunting dogs. In 1864, Maximilian, then Archduke of Austria,... Read full biography
Marie Osthaus was born September 26, 1855, in Wohldenberg, Hanover, Prussia. One of seven children born to Henry and Henrietta (Hunnemann) Osthaus, she was the older sister of Edmund Osthaus, the artist later known for his paintings of hunting dogs. In 1864, Maximilian, then Archduke of Austria, was sent by the French emperor Napoleon III to Mexico to rule in support of the French claim to the throne. Henry Osthaus accompanied him in the position of Secretary and also brought his family with... Read full biography
Marie Osthaus was born September 26, 1855, in Wohldenberg, Hanover, Prussia. One of seven children born to Henry and Henrietta (Hunnemann) Osthaus, she was the older sister of Edmund Osthaus, the artist later known for his paintings of hunting dogs. In 1864, Maximilian, then Archduke of Austria, was sent by the French emperor Napoleon III to Mexico to rule in support of the French claim to the throne. Henry Osthaus accompanied him in the position of Secretary and also brought his family with him. In June of 1867, having lost the support of the French government, Maximilian was betrayed and executed by troops of the Mexican Republic under Juarez. The Osthaus family, helped by friendly locals, fled to the United States and settled in... Read full biography
Marie Osthaus was born September 26, 1855, in Wohldenberg, Hanover, Prussia. One of seven children born to Henry and Henrietta (Hunnemann) Osthaus, she was the older sister of Edmund Osthaus, the artist later known for his paintings of hunting dogs. In 1864, Maximilian, then Archduke of Austria, was sent by the French emperor Napoleon III to Mexico to rule in support of the French claim to the throne. Henry Osthaus accompanied him in the position of Secretary and also brought his family with him. In June of 1867, having lost the support of the French government, Maximilian was betrayed and executed by troops of the Mexican Republic under Juarez. The Osthaus family, helped by friendly locals, fled to the United States and settled in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Oshkosh city directories for the late 1860's list Henry Osthaus as a salesman and a few years late... Read full biography
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Marie Ostahaus-Griffith, Marie Osthaus
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Marie Osthaus was born September 26, 1855, in Wohldenberg, Hanover, Prussia. One of seven children born to Henry and Henrietta (Hunnemann) Osthaus, she was the older sister of Edmund Osthaus, the artist later known for his paintings of hunting dogs.
In 1864, Maximilian, then Archduke of Austria, was sent by the French emperor Napoleon III to Mexico to rule in support of the French claim to the throne. Henry Osthaus accompanied him in the position of Secretary and also brought his family with him. In June of 1867, having lost the support of the French government, Maximilian was betrayed and executed by troops of the Mexican Republic under Juarez. The Osthaus family, helped by friendly locals, fled to the United Sta...But wait, there's more...
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