Joséphine Bowes

Joséphine Bowes

1825 1874

artist, actress, pioneer, philanthropist, collector (1825–1874)

Joséphine Bowes, Countess of Montalbo was a French-born actress, artist, collector and patron of the arts. She was married to fellow collector John Bowes, son of John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. She and her husband founded the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, Teesdale.

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