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"After Bouguereau's wife died, Gardner became his paramour and after the death of his mother, who bitterly opposed the union, she married him in 1896. She adopted his subjects, compositions and even his smooth facture, adopted them so successfully that some of her work might be mistaken for his. In fact, she has been quoted as saying, "I know I am censured for not more boldly asserting my individuality, but I would rather be known as the best imitator of Bouguereau than be nobody!"[1]"

[1] Wissman, Fronia E. Bouguereau. Pomegranate Artbooks, 1996, p. 116. (Call to Adventure)

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