Suzanne Hoschedé (April 29, 1868–February 6, 1899) was the eldest daughter of

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, and wife of American impressionist painter

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. Suzanne is known as ''The Woman with a Parasol'' in Monet's painting of 1886.

Early life

In 1878 Monet and his family temporarily moved into the home of

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during the summer. Hoschedé became bankrupt, and left in 1878 for Belgium. After the death of Monet's wife Camille in September 1879, and while Monet continued to live in the house in Vétheuil, Hoschedé's wife Alice (1844–1911) helped Monet to raise his two sons,

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and Michel, by taking them to Paris to live alongside her own six children. They were

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(who eventually married Jean Monet); Germaine; Suzanne Hoschedé; Marthe; Jean-Pierre; and Jacques. In the spring of 1880, Alice Hoschedé and all the children left Paris and rejoined Monet, still living in the house in Vétheuil.Charles Merrill Mount, ''Monet a biography,''

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, which Monet hated. In April 1883, looking out the window of the little train between Vernon and Gasny, he discovered Giverny. They next moved to Vernon, then to a house in

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, where he planted a large garden and where he painted for much of the rest of his life. Following the death of her estranged husband in 1891, Alice Hoschedé married Claude Monet in 1892Biography for Claude Monet
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and

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Marriage

Despite Claude Monet’s initial objections to his stepdaughter Suzanne Hoschedé's marriage to

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(1861–1936), he relented after discovering the wealth of Butler’s family. The marriage occurred a few days after Monet’s wedding. Theodore Earl Butler married Suzanne Hoschedé on 20 July 1892. The event was immortalized in a painting by Theodore Robinson titled ''The Wedding March''. They had a son Jimmy Butler, born in 1893, and daughter Lilly Butler, who was born the following year.

Death

After a lingering illness, Suzanne Hoschedé died on September 6, 1899. Marthe Hoschedé, Suzanne’s youngest sister, helped Butler raise Jimmy and Lilly.

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References

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