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The Corresponence of James McNeil Whistler
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Henri-François Guéneau de Mussy, 1814-1892

Nationality: French
Date of Birth: 1814
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Date of Death: 1892
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Identity:

Guéeau de Mussy was probably a physician.

Life:

Guéeau de Mussy appears to have attended Alphonse Legros's bumps and bruises after Whistler quarrelled with him in 1867. He may have been a doctor attending foreigners in Britain, or visiting London briefly. de Mussy seems to have been a friend or colleague of F. Seymour Haden, and his letter was used as evidence of Whistler's violence, in order to force his resignation from the Burlington Fine Arts Club.