Jeanne-Catherine Pauwels (1795-1889) was a Belgian women painter. She was born to painter Jean-Baptiste Pauwels and Pétronille Vanden Borre. She studied music under Witzthumb and became known as a piano virtuoso. Because she was not professionally active, she was categorized as an

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, but she performed at numerous concerts in salons in Brussels and attracted great attention for her musical abilities. She also composed music.

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